Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 13-201

state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) This title applies to all uniformed volunteer companies.

(b) A provision of this title may not be repealed or amended by any statute passed by the General Assembly unless the statute explicitly:

(1) refers to this title as the militia law, or by its other titles, as part of the general laws of the State; and

(2) repeals or amends the referenced provision.