Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 9.5-101

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Advertisement” means a communication that is intended to influence a person to enter into an obligation or sign a contract for services.

(c) “Child care center” has the meaning stated in § 9.5-401 of this title.

(d) “Family child care home” has the meaning stated in § 9.5-301 of this title.

(e) “Large family child care home” has the meaning stated in § 9.5-301 of this title.

(f) “License” means a license issued by the Department to operate a child care center.

(g) “Registration” means a registration issued by the Department to a family child care home or a large family child care home.