# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 02 — Division of Correction

### Chapter 21 — Inmate Marriage

#### Regulation .02 Definitions.

*COMAR 12.02.21.02*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Business day” means a day of the week other than Saturday or Sunday or any other day that State offices are closed.

  (2) “Correctional facility” has the meaning stated in Correctional Services Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.

  (3) Employee.

    (a) “Employee” means an individual assigned to or employed by the Department in a full-time, part-time, temporary, or contractual position regardless of job title or classification.

    (b) “Employee” includes:

      (i) An intern; and

      (ii) A volunteer.

  (4) Inmate.

    (a) “Inmate” means an individual who is actively or constructively detained or confined in a Department correctional facility.

    (b) “Inmate” includes an individual referred to as:

      (i) A detainee;

      (ii) An offender;

      (iii) A prisoner; and

      (iv) A resident.

  (5) “Marry” means the legal union of two individuals in matrimony.

  (6) “Officiant” means an individual authorized by State law to legally marry individuals.