Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 8-656
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 8-656
- 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.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
The Department shall establish a process by which a member of the General Assembly, another elected official, or any member of the general public may request that the Department dedicate a bridge or another appropriate transportation structure under the jurisdiction of the Department to:
(1) A deceased member of the armed forces:
(i) Whose home of record was in the State; and
(ii) Whose surviving spouse, parent, or next of kin is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Gold Star memorializing that the member was killed in action; or
(2) A firefighter, law enforcement officer, or another emergency responder who died in the line of duty.