# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 40 — Maryland Center for School Safety

### Chapter 05 — Critical, Life-Threatening Incidents

#### Regulation .03 Definitions.

*COMAR 14.40.05.03*

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

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) Critical, life-threatening incident means an event which:

    (a) Results in an individual being charged with a threat of mass violence directed at a school under Criminal Law Article, §3-1001, Annotated Code of Maryland;

    (b) Meets the criteria for a threat of mass violence but does not result in criminal charges due to the age limitation under Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §3-8A-03(f), Annotated Code of Maryland; or

    (c) Occurs on school grounds and:

      (i) Results in death or serious bodily injury; or

      (ii) Requires activation of a school’s emergency plans and substantially disrupts the normal or orderly operation of a school.

  (2) School grounds means:

    (a) The premises where the school is located and operated, including all buildings, physical structures, and real property owned or leased by the local school system for the operation of a school;

    (b) School transportation vehicles either owned by or contracted for by the local school system for the purposes of student transportation; and

    (c) Locations used for school sponsored activities or approved by the school or school system for attendance of students as part of a field trip.

  (3) “Serious bodily injury” means an injury inflicted on another individual that results in:

    (a) A substantial risk of death;

    (b) Extreme physical pain;

    (c) Protracted and obvious disfigurement; or

    (d) Protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §1365(h)(3).