(a) (1) The Department may:
(i) establish service centers that the Department considers necessary or advisable to facilitate and expedite the servicing of claims of veterans and dependents; and
(ii) close any service center that the Department no longer considers necessary.
(2) The Department shall try to locate each service center centrally in the area to be served so that the greatest number of veterans:
(i) have access with the least possible delay, travel, and inconvenience; and
(ii) receive, as far as possible, personal attention.
(b) There shall be a Director of Veterans Service Centers responsible for the supervision of veterans service centers, whose duties shall include maintaining contact with the appropriate governmental unit regarding the status of each claim of a veteran or eligible dependent of a veteran.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies
Subtitle 9 - Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 9-902 - Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 9-904 - Veterans' Service Centers
Section 9-906 - State Veterans' Cemeteries
Section 9-907 - Registry of Graves
Section 9-908 - Veterans' Memorials and Monuments Program
Section 9-909 - "Home" Defined
Section 9-910 - Management of Home
Section 9-911 - Residence in Home
Section 9-912.1 - Charlotte Hall Veterans Homes -- Gifts and Grants
Section 9-912.2 - Charlotte Hall Veterans Home Fund
Section 9-913 - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund
Section 9-914 - Board of Trustees of Trust
Section 9-914.1 - Board of Trustees of Trust -- Meetings; Quorum; Compensation; Staff
Section 9-914.2 - Board of Trustees of Trust -- Powers and Duties
Section 9-914.3 - Board of Trustees of Trust -- Administration of Trust Money