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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 5-402

  • 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.
  • 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
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
Sections 5-404 through 5-409 of this subtitle do not apply to:

(1) a railroad that is subject to the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 and the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration;

(2) a landfill in the State;

(3) a person who:

(i) is engaged in the business of providing commercial or residential garbage and refuse pickup and disposal service while actually engaging in the pickup and disposal of garbage and refuse; and

(ii) does not pick up, transport, treat, store, or dispose of controlled hazardous substances that are regulated under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of the Environment Article; or

(4) an analytical, educational, or research and development laboratory.