Md. Code, State Gov't § 20-101

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 20-101 - Definitions
(a) In Subtitles 1 through 11 of this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Commission" means the Commission on Civil Rights.
(c) "Complainant" means a person that files a complaint alleging a discriminatory act under this title.
(d) "Discriminatory act" means an act prohibited under:
(1) Subtitle 3 of this title (Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation);
(2) Subtitle 4 of this title (Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated by Maryland Department of Labor);
(3) Subtitle 5 of this title (Discrimination in Leasing of Commercial Property);
(4) Subtitle 6 of this title (Discrimination in Employment);
(5) Subtitle 7 of this title (Discrimination in Housing); or
(6) Subtitle 8 of this title (Aiding, Abetting, or Attempting Discriminatory Act; Obstructing Compliance).
(e) "Gender identity" means the gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of a person, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth, which may be demonstrated by:
(1) consistent and uniform assertion of the person's gender identity; or
(2) any other evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held as part of the person's core identity.
(f) "Military status" means the status of being:
(1) a member of the uniformed services, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101;
(2) a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, as listed in 10 U.S.C. § 10101; or
(3)

a dependent, as defined in 50 U.S.C. § 3911(4).

(g) "Protective hairstyle" includes braids, twists, and locks.
(h) "Race" includes traits associated with race, including hair texture, afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles.
(i)
(1) "Respondent" means a person accused in a complaint of a discriminatory act.
(2) "Respondent" includes a person identified during an investigation of a complaint and joined as an additional or substitute respondent.
(j) "Sexual orientation" means the identification of an individual as to male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.

Md. Code, SG § 20-101

Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 323,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 322,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 259,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.
Brought forward without change, 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 629, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.
Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 474, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 473, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.
Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 474, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2014.