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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.40.05.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="40" chapter_num="05" 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>Critical, life-threatening incident means an event which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Occurs on school grounds and:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Results in death or serious bodily injury; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Requires activation of a school’s emergency plans and substantially disrupts the normal or orderly operation of a school.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>School grounds means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>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;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>School transportation vehicles either owned by or contracted for by the local school system for the purposes of student transportation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Locations used for school sponsored activities or approved by the school or school system for attendance of students as part of a field trip.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Serious bodily injury” means an injury inflicted on another individual that results in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A substantial risk of death;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Extreme physical pain;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Protracted and obvious disfigurement; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>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).</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>