MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                    251

TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

1-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)    IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED UNLESS OTHERWISE APPARENT FROM
CONTEXT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new   language

combining the. standard introductory     language

to a definition section with the   language
presently used in Art. 21, §1—101.

(B)   "COUNTY" INCLUDES BALTIMORE CITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(a) of the Code. No changes
are made.

(C)   "DEED" INCLUDES ANY DEED, GRANT, MORTGAGE, DEED
OF TRUST, LEASE, ASSIGNMENT, AND RELEASE, PERTAINING TO
LAND OR PROPERTY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN OR APPURTENANT
THERETO.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(b) of the Code. The only
changes are in style.

(D)   "DEED OF TRUST" MEANS ONLY A DEED OF TRUST
WHICH SECURES A DEBT OR THE PERFORMANCE OF AN OBLIGATION,
AND DOES NOT INCLUDE A VOLUNTARY GRANT UNRELATED TO
SECURITY PURPOSES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears as
Art. 21, §1-101(c) of the Code. The only
changes are in style.

(E)    "GRANT" INCLUDES CONVEYANCE, ASSIGNMENT, AND
TRANSFER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
proposed by the Commission to indicate
explicitly that the noun "grant" and the verb
"to giant" as used in this Article include the
common law definitions of "conveyance,"
"assignment," and "transfer" and their verb
forms. This definition is necessary because
at common law these terms have different
meanings which are not intended to be changed.
This definition also reflects the provisions
of §2-101 which provides that the word "grant"
in a deed "passes to the grantee the whole