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2017 Maryland Code
State Government
Title 20 - Human Relations
Subtitle 1 - Definitions
§ 20-101. Definitions
Universal Citation: MD State Govt Code § 20-101 (2017)
- (a) In general. -- In Subtitles 1 through 11 of this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (b) Commission. -- "Commission" means the Commission on Civil Rights.
- (c) Complainant. -- "Complainant" means a person that files a complaint alleging a discriminatory act under this title.
- (d) Discriminatory act. -- "Discriminatory act" means an act prohibited under:
- (1) Subtitle 3 of this title (Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation);
- (2) Subtitle 4 of this title (Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated by Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation);
- (3) Subtitle 5 of this title (Discrimination in Leasing of Commercial Property);
- (4) Subtitle 6 of this title (Discrimination in Employment);
- (5) Subtitle 7 of this title (Discrimination in Housing); or
- (6) Subtitle 8 of this title (Aiding, Abetting, or Attempting Discriminatory Act; Obstructing Compliance).
- (e) Gender identity. -- "Gender identity" means the gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of a person, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth, which may be demonstrated by:
- (1) consistent and uniform assertion of the person's gender identity; or
- (2) any other evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held as part of the person's core identity.
- (f) Respondent. --
- (1) "Respondent" means a person accused in a complaint of a discriminatory act.
- (2) "Respondent" includes a person identified during an investigation of a complaint and joined as an additional or substitute respondent.
- (g) Sexual orientation. -- "Sexual orientation" means the identification of an individual as to male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
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