§ 8-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, General Provisions, § 8-101
§ 8-101. Definitions
(b)(1) “Claim” means a request or demand, under a contract or otherwise, for money or other property, whether or not the governmental entity has title to the money or property, that is:
(c) “Employee” means an individual who performs services:
(d) “Employer” means a person or group of persons that, acting directly or indirectly on behalf of another person or group of persons:
(e) “Governmental entity” means:
(f)(1) “Knowing” or “knowingly” means, with respect to information and without requiring proof of specific intent to defraud, that a person:
(g) “Material” means having a natural tendency to influence or be capable of influencing the payment or receipt of money or other property.
(h) “Obligation” means an established duty, whether or not fixed, arising from:
(i) “Public body” means:
(j) “Retaliatory action” means discharging, suspending, demoting, threatening, harassing, or discriminating against an employee, a contractor, or an agent as a result of an activity described in § 8-107(a) of this title.
(k) “Supervisor” means an individual within an employer's organization who has the authority to:
Credits
Added by Acts 2015, c. 165, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 632, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 8-101, MD GEN PROVIS § 8-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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