1. (a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

   (a-1) “Active service member” has the meaning stated in § 9-901 of the State Government Article.

2. (b) “Clerk” means the clerk of the circuit court for the county with appropriate jurisdiction.
3. (c) “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the State.
4. (d) “Consumer member” means a nonprofessional member of a regulatory unit who is appointed from the general public.
5. (e) “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City.
6. (f) “Department” means the Maryland Department of Labor.
7. (g) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
8. (h) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

9. (i) “State” means:

   1. (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
   2. (2) the District of Columbia.
10. (j) “Uniformed services” has the meaning stated in § 9-901 of the State Government Article.
11. (k) “Veteran” has the meaning stated in § 9-901 of the State Government Article.

Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 120, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2018, c. 338, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 339, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2024, c. 963, § 2, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 409, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 410, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.

Formerly Art. 15B, § 1; Art. 23, §§ 165A, 165B; Art. 41, §§ 3-101, 3-201; Art. 56, §§ 135, 157A, 239, 249, 323, 345, 416, 607, 632.