{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-9.5-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Government § 9.5–301","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Commission” means the Commission on Indian Affairs.\n(c) “Community” means a tribe, band, group, or clan.\n(d) (1) “Indian” means an individual or community that is, or whose members are, descended from a tribe that inhabited North America before European contact.\n(2) “Indian” includes a Native American Indian, a North American Indian, an American Indian, and an aboriginal American.","path":["Article - State Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg\u0026section=9.5-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:58Z","sha256":"cb9c01fb6f089940d580e942e024a773d001ec95314d60de1da9151d5f96d87e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-9.5-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-9.5-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}