care provider; defining a certain term; providing for the application of this Act;
and generally relating to the authority of a court to order certain relief in a
temporary ex parte order or protective order.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 1-101(a) and (d) and 4-501(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)

BY renumbering

Article - Family Law

Section 4-501(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (1), respectively
to be Section 4-501(d), (e), (f). (g), (h), (i), (i), (k), (1), and (m), respectively
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Family Law
Section 4-501(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 4-505(a)(2) and 4-506(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Section(s) 4-501(c), (d), (e),
(f), (g), (h), (j), (j), (k), and (1), respectively, of Article - Family Law of the Annotated
Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 4-501(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k),
(1), and (m), respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

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1-101.

(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

(d) "Person" means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal
representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm,
association, corporation, or other entity.