Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 6 > Subtitle 6 – Independent Investigations Division

County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
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
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.