<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="1-101" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="a–1"> <text>“Active service member” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County” means a county of the State and, unless expressly provided otherwise, Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Governmental unit” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a unit of the State government or of a political subdivision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.</text> </level> <level label="d–1"> <text>“Reserve component” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="d–2"> <text>“Service member” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“State” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a state, possession, or commonwealth of the United States;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in § 8–101(x) of this article, a territory of the United States; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the District of Columbia.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Uniformed services” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="1-201" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A requirement in this article that a document be under oath means that the document shall be supported by a signed statement made under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the document are true to the best of the knowledge, information, and belief of the individual making the statement.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The oath or affirmation shall be made:</text> <level label="1"> <text>before an individual authorized to administer oaths, who shall certify in writing to have administered the oath or taken the affirmation; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>by a signed statement that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is in the document or attached to and made part of the document; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is made expressly under the penalties for perjury.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the procedures provided in subsection (b)(2) of this section are used, the affidavit subjects the individual making it to the penalties for perjury to the same extent as an oath or affirmation made before an individual authorized to administer oaths.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="1-202" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “employer” has the same meaning as under the State workers’ compensation laws.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before a governmental unit issues any license or permit to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ any individual, the employer shall file with the governmental unit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a certificate of compliance with the State workers’ compensation laws; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.</text> </level> </level> </section>