Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - GENERAL 13-101

  • 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 title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) (1) “Demand response trip” means the carriage of a passenger who is unable to use regular schedule, fixed termini services.

(2) “Demand response trip” includes a trip that is required under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

(c) “Governmental unit” means:

(1) this State or a political subdivision, unit, or instrumentality of this State;

(2) another state or a political subdivision, unit, or instrumentality of that state; and

(3) a unit or instrumentality of a political subdivision of this State or of another state.

(d) (1) “Tax collector” means the person or governmental unit responsible for collecting a tax.

(2) “Tax collector” includes:

(i) the Comptroller;

(ii) the Department, with respect to:

1. the financial institution franchise tax; and

2. the public service company franchise tax; and

(iii) the registers of wills, with respect to the inheritance tax.