Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 9-401

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Law enforcement agency” means a State, county, or municipal police department or agency, or a sheriff’s department.

(c) “Missing child” means a person who is:

(1) under the age of 18 years; and

(2) the subject of a missing persons report filed with a law enforcement agency in this State and whose whereabouts are unknown.