2013 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
§ 5-101 - Definitions

§5-101.

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Adoptive parent” means an individual who completes adoption of another individual.

(c) “Child placement agency” means:

(1) a local department; or

(2) a private agency that is licensed by the Social Services Administration of the Department under § 5-507 of this title, or by a comparable governmental unit of another state, to place children.

(d) “Crime of violence”:

(1) has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article; or

(2) as to a crime committed in another state, means a crime that, if committed in this State, would be a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article.

(e) “Department” means the State Department of Human Resources.

(f) “Disability” means:

(1) alcohol dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article;

(2) drug dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article;

(3) a mental disorder, as defined in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article; or

(4) intellectual disability, as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article.