Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 1-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 1-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) “County” means a county of the State and, unless expressly provided otherwise, Baltimore City.
(c) “Governmental unit” means:
(1) the State;
(2) a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State; or
(3) a unit of the State government or of a political subdivision.
(d) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
(e) “State” means:
(1) a state, possession, or commonwealth of the United States;
(2) except as provided in § 8-101(x) of this article, a territory of the United States; or
(3) the District of Columbia.