§ 5-101. Definitions

   (a) In general. -- In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Adoptive parent. -- "Adoptive parent" means an individual who completes adoption of another individual.

(c) Child placement agency. -- "Child placement agency" means:

   (1) a local department; or

   (2) a private agency that is licensed by the Social Services Administration of the Department under § 5-507 of this title, or by a comparable governmental unit of another state, to place children.

(d) Crime of violence. -- "Crime of violence":

   (1) has the meaning stated in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article; or

   (2) as to a crime committed in another state, means a crime that, if committed in this State, would be a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article.

(e) Department. -- "Department" means the State Department of Human Resources.

(f) Disability. -- "Disability" means:

   (1) alcohol dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article;

   (2) drug dependence, as defined in § 8-101 of the Health - General Article;

   (3) a mental disorder, as defined in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article; or

   (4) intellectual disability, as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 32E; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 2004, ch. 536; 2005, ch. 464, § 3; 2009, ch. 119; 2012, ch. 66, § 1.