Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 21-111
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 21-111
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- 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.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(i) require any officer or unit of the State or of a political subdivision of the State to furnish the Board of Trustees without charge with a certified copy of any record or paper in the official custody of the officer or unit; and
(ii) issue a summons, subpoena, or other process, for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents before the Board of Trustees.
(2) The Board of Trustees, or any trustee on the Board of Trustees, may administer an oath to a witness who appears before the Board of Trustees.
(b) (1) In addition to any hearing that Title 10 of the State Government Article requires, the Board of Trustees may hold hearings as necessary to perform its duties.
(2) The hearings are governed by regulations of the Board of Trustees.
(3) The Board of Trustees is not bound by technical rules of evidence.
(4) If the Board of Trustees approves an application for disability retirement on behalf of a State police officer under § 2-415(b) of the Public Safety Article, the Board of Trustees shall hold a hearing unless the officer waives the hearing in writing.