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Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 14-201

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Court” means a court of competent jurisdiction of the State, whether or not a court of record.

(c) “Person in emergency management service” means a person who, during the emergency period to which this subtitle is applicable, is a member of or works for the Department or a local emergency management organization.

(d) “Person suffering injury or damage” means a person who, during the emergency period to which this subtitle is applicable:

(1) suffers serious personal injury;

(2) suffers extensive damage to property owned by the person; or

(3) has an immediate family member who:

(i) dies;

(ii) suffers serious personal injury; or

(iii) suffers extensive damage to property owned by the family member.