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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 7-312

  • 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
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) In this section, “notice” means, for a person described in § 7-308(b)(2) of this subtitle, receipt of written notification on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State identifying an individual as a Program participant.

(2) “Notice” includes receipt of written notification on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State identifying an individual as a Program participant.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, service of process on an individual by a person or an agency that has received notice that the individual is a Program participant shall be made in accordance with this section.

(c) Service of process shall be made:

(1) in person on the Program participant; or

(2) by mail on the Secretary of State.

(d) If service by publication is required, service is valid if:

(1) the publication omits the name of the Program participant; and

(2) the Secretary of State has been served in accordance with subsection (c)(2) of this section.