§ 2-1228 Fraud hotline
§ 2-1230 Definitions
§ 2-1231 Office established
§ 2-1232 Director
§ 2-1233 Deputy Director and staff

Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 12 > Part V - Office of Legislative Audits

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See