Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-604

state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See

(a) The State Fire Marshal shall administer and enforce this subtitle.

(b) The State Fire Marshal may:

(1) adopt regulations necessary to carry out this subtitle; and

(2) use any member of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, as necessary, to carry out and enforce this subtitle.