1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Authorized individual” means a judge or attorney empowered to act on behalf of the State to:

      1. (a) Make or enforce a child custody determination;
      2. (b) Make or enforce a visitation determination; or
      3. (c) Prosecute a parental kidnapping case.
   2. (2) “Federal Parent Locator Service” means the Parent Locator Service operated by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement.
   3. (3) “Parent” means the natural or adoptive mother or father.
   4. (4) “Parental kidnapping” means an act by which a parent has taken physical custody of a child with the knowledge that another individual is the lawful custodian.
   5. (5) “State Parent Locator Service” means the unit of the Administration that assists local child support enforcement agencies in locating parents.

Authority: Family Law Article, §§10-114 and 12-105, Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Regulatory References—45 CFR §§302.35, 303.3, 303.15, 303.69, and 303.70; 42 U.S.C. §§653, 654, 654A, and 663

Effective date: March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 482)

Regulation .01 amended effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1396)

Regulation .02B amended effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1396)

Regulation .03A amended effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1396)

Regulation .04B amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 472)

Regulation .04C adopted effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1396)

Regulation .06A amended effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1396)

Regulation .07 adopted effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1396)

Regulation .07 amended effective May 13, 2002 (29:9 Md. R. 744)