{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-3-201","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Human Services § 3–201","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) This subsection does not apply in Montgomery County.\n(2) The Department shall create or continue a local department in each county.\n(3) A local department shall be referred to as the department of social services preceded by the name of the county.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a local department shall have a local board and a local director appointed in accordance with this title.\n(c) In Baltimore City, the local department shall have a commission of social services.","path":["Article - Human Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghu\u0026section=3-201","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:17Z","sha256":"64a31264b16c3f940fc09d9f0d256952a5a142a0090c8a16898fad8d32d56f5c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-3-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-3-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}