Md. Code, Family Law § 9-401
Md. Code, Family Law § 9-401
in effect(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Law enforcement agency” means a State, county, or municipal police department or agency, or a sheriff’s department.
(c) “Missing child” means a person who is:
(1) under the age of 18 years; and
(2) the subject of a missing persons report filed with a law enforcement agency in this State and whose whereabouts are unknown.
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