{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-686","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–686","heading":"","body":"(a) A dependent of a covered employee who is a nonresident alien may be officially represented by a consular officer of the nation of which the dependent is a citizen or subject.\n(b) If a consular officer represents a nonresident alien dependent:\n(1) the consular officer shall have the right to receive all death benefits awarded to the dependent for distribution to the dependent; and\n(2) receipt of death benefits by the consular officer is a full discharge of the amounts paid to and received by the consular officer.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-686","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"24e470a10fe489c5af36ffc8774141d1f855af0d0d5e19453d822995d30a649a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-685","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-689"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}