Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. Doe  ·  2014-06-30  ·  Court of Appeals of Maryland  ·  pin 411 Md. at 251

“We begin our analysis by first looking to the normal, plain meaning of the language of the statute, reading the statute as a whole to ensure that no word, clause, sentence or phrase is rendered surplusage, superfluous, meaningless or nugatory.”