Section 5-101 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-101. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Adoptive parent.- "Adoptive parent" means an individual who completes adoption of another individual. 

(c)  Child placement agency.- "Child placement agency" means: 

(1) a local department; or 

(2) a private agency that is licensed by the Social Services Administration of the Department under § 5-507 of this title, or by a comparable governmental unit of another state, to place children. 

(d)  Crime of violence.- "Crime of violence": 

(1) has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article; or 

(2) as to a crime committed in another state, means a crime that, if committed in this State, would be a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article. 

(e)  Department.- "Department" means the State Department of Human Resources. 

(f)  Disability.- "Disability" means: 

(1) alcohol dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article; 

(2) drug dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article; 

(3) a mental disorder, as defined in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article; or 

(4) intellectual disability, as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 32E; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 2004, ch. 536; 2005, ch. 464, § 3; 2009, ch. 119.]