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Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 14-8A-01

  • 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
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Governing body” means:

(1) the county executive and county council of a charter county with a county executive;

(2) the county council of a charter county with no county executive;

(3) the board of county commissioners of a county; or

(4) the mayor and council, by whatever name known, of a municipal corporation.

(c) “National Capital Region” means the area defined under § 2674(f)(2) of Title 10 of the United States Code, including those counties with a border abutting that area and any municipal corporations in those counties.