Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 1-101

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Clock hour” means a minimum of 50 minutes of actual class time for each 60-minute hour.

(c) “Consumer member” means a nonprofessional member of a regulatory unit who is appointed from the general public.

(d) “County” means a county of the State and, unless expressly provided otherwise, Baltimore City.

(e) “Department” means the Maryland Department of Labor.

(f) “Partnership” includes a partnership registered as a limited liability partnership authorized by Title 9A of the Corporations and Associations Article.

(g) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.

(h) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

(i) “State” means:

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

(2) the District of Columbia.