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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 20-208

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
(a) In this section, “county office of civil rights” means the county office responsible for responding to complaints alleging discrimination in a county.

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) Anne Arundel County;

(2) Baltimore City;

(3) Baltimore County;

(4) Howard County;

(5) Montgomery County; and

(6) Prince George’s County.

(c) On or before October 1 each year, each county office of civil rights, or other appropriate agency, shall report the following information to the Commission:

(1) the number of complaints received alleging discrimination in employment; and

(2) for each complaint received:

(i) the type of discrimination alleged;

(ii) the category of job held by the complainant;

(iii) whether the complainant is a public sector employee or a private sector employee;

(iv) the complainant’s country of origin; and

(v) whether the appropriate agency determined that a violation occurred.