{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 9–401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Law enforcement agency” means a State, county, or municipal police department or agency, or a sheriff’s department.\n(c) “Missing child” means a person who is:\n(1) under the age of 18 years; and\n(2) the subject of a missing persons report filed with a law enforcement agency in this State and whose whereabouts are unknown.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=9-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"5e8ff5c1afe8eea0756c5e4b2f8eff235e5ee3320abf57fdc0c1de74a445f938","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9-307","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-9-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}