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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 07.01.02.02" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="02" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Act” means the Public Information Act, State Government Article, §10-611 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Administration” means any of the following administrations within the Department of Human Services:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Social Services Administration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Family Investment Administration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Child Support Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Custodian” means an authorized employee of the Department, an administration, or a local department having actual control and custody of a record.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Department” means the Department of Human Services, its administrations, and the local departments.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Information” means any part of a record, in any form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Local department” means the department of social services in a county or Baltimore City, and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Official custodian” means the executive head of the Department, administration, or local department in which a record is located.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Record” means the original or any copy of any documentary material, in any form, in the transaction of public business, that is made by, received by, or received from:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The State;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any county or city of the State; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Any subdivision or agency of the State, a county, or a city.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Requestor” means a person requesting disclosure of or access to a record.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“State” means the State of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Working day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, State holiday, or other day on which State offices are not open for official business.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>