{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-1-101","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 1–101","heading":"","body":"(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) (1) “Charter county” means a county that has adopted charter home\nrule under Article XI–A of the Maryland Constitution.\n(2) “Charter county” does not include Baltimore City.\n(c) “Code county” means a county that has adopted code home rule under\nArticle XI–F of the Maryland Constitution.\n(d) “Commission county” means a county that has not adopted charter or\ncode home rule.\n(e) “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City.\n(f) “Governing body” means:\n(1) for Baltimore City, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City;\n(2) for a charter county:\n(i) that does not have an elected chief executive officer, the\ncounty council; or\n(ii) that has an elected chief executive officer, the county\ncouncil or the county council and the county executive, as provided by the county\ncharter;\n(3) for a code county, the county commissioners;\n(4) for a commission county, the county commissioners; and\n(5) for a municipality, the body provided under the municipal\ncharter.\n(g) “Municipality” means a municipality that is organized under Article XI–\nE of the Maryland Constitution.\n(h) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal\nrepresentative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association,\ncorporation, or other entity.\n(i) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “state”\nmeans:\n(i) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the\nUnited States; or\n(ii) the District of Columbia.\n(2) When capitalized, “State” means Maryland.\n(j) “Tax collector” means the person or governmental unit responsible for\ncollecting a tax.\n(k) “Uniformed services” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State\nGovernment Article.\n(l) “Veteran” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government\nArticle.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=1-101","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"0d32ea5b950768c3f5c25299ca96cc4b65bd70ecf92c9a4c2076e26ffd69fae5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-27-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-1-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}