Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 17-203

  • 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
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
This subtitle applies to the following governmental entities:

(1) each county;

(2) each municipality;

(3) each community college other than the Baltimore City Community College;

(4) each regional community college established under Title 16, Subtitle 2 of the Education Article;

(5) the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;

(6) a public corporation authorized to issue debt; and

(7) an authority of the State authorized to issue debt.