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MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  22-814 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 22 - Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|Subtitle 8 - Remedies; General; Damages; Remedies Related to Performance|Section 22-814 - Discontinuing Access

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on material breach of an access contract or if the agreement so provides, a party may discontinue all contractual rights of access of the party in breach and direct any person that is assisting the performance of the contract to discontinue its performance.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, before discontinuing all contractual rights of access in an access contract, a party shall give notice in a record to the party in breach stating:        (1)    That the party intends to discontinue all contractual rights of access in the access contract on or after 3 days following the date notice is given;        (2)    The nature of the claimed breach that entitles the party to discontinue all contractual rights of access in the access contract;        (3)    The opportunity to cure as provided under § 22-703 of this title; and        (4)    Information to allow for communication concerning the claimed breach, including the party’s:            (A)    Address and telephone number; and            (B)    (i)    Facsimile number; or                (ii)    E-mail address.    (c)    The notice required in subsection (b) of this section is not required for a discontinuation to meet a statutory or legal requirement or due to a material breach of a contractual use term.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  22-815 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 22 - Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act|Subtitle 8 - Remedies; General; Damages; Remedies Related to Performance|Section 22-815 - Right to Possession and Prevent Use

    (a)    On cancellation of a license, the licensor has the right:        (1)    To possession of all copies of the licensed information in the possession or control of the licensee and any other materials pertaining to that information which by contract are to be returned or delivered by the licensee to the licensor; and        (2)    To prevent the continued exercise of contractual and informational rights in the licensed information under the license.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in § 22-814 of this subtitle, a licensor may exercise its rights under subsection (a) of this section without judicial process only if this can be done:        (1)    Without a breach of the peace;        (2)    Without a foreseeable risk of personal injury or significant physical damage to information or property other than the licensed information; and        (3)    In accordance with § 22-816 of this subtitle.    (c)    In a judicial proceeding, the court may enjoin a licensee in breach of contract from continued use of the information and informational rights and may order the licensor or a judicial officer to take the steps described in § 22-618 of this title.    (d)    A party has a right to an expedited judicial hearing on a request for prejudgment relief to enforce or protect its rights under this section.    (e)    The right to possession under this section is not available to the extent that the information, before breach of the license and in the ordinary course of performance under the license, was so altered or commingled that the information is no longer identifiable or separable.    (f)    A licensee that provides information to a licensor subject to contractual use terms has the rights and is subject to the limitations of a licensor under this section with respect to the information it provides.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 24-102 - Supplemental Provisions

    Unless displaced by a particular provision of this title, the principles of law and equity supplement this title.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 24-103 - Applicability of Title

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, this title applies to:        (1)    A receivership for an interest in real property and any personal property that is:            (i)    Related to the real property; or            (ii)    Used in operating the real property;        (2)    A receivership established under § 3–411 or § 3–415 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or        (3)    Any other receivership in which a receiver is appointed to take possession and control of all or substantially all of a person’s property with authority to liquidate the property and, in the case of a business for which the receiver is appointed, wind up the affairs of the business.    (b)    This title does not apply to a receivership for an interest in real property improved by one to four dwelling units unless:        (1)    The interest is used for agricultural, commercial, industrial, or mineral extraction purposes, other than incidental uses by an owner occupying the property as the owner’s primary residence;        (2)    The interest secures an obligation incurred at a time when the property was used or planned for use for agricultural, commercial, industrial, or mineral extraction purposes;        (3)    The owner planned or is planning to develop the property into one or more dwelling units to be sold or leased in the ordinary course of the owner’s business; or        (4)    The owner is collecting or has the right to collect rent or any other income from the property from a person other than an affiliate of the owner.    (c)    This title does not apply to a receivership authorized by a local law or a State law other than this title in which the receiver is a governmental unit, a person acting in an official capacity on behalf of the governmental unit, or a person appointed as receiver at the request of the governmental unit, unless:        (1)    The governmental unit, the person acting in an official capacity on behalf of the unit, or the person appointed as receiver at the request of the governmental unit elects to have the provisions of this title apply to the receivership;        (2)    A court, for good cause, orders that the provisions of this title apply to the receivership; or        (3)    The law authorizing the receivership in which the receiver is a governmental unit or a person acting in an official capacity on behalf of the governmental unit provides that this title applies to the receivership.    (d)    Subsection (c)(2) of this section does not apply to a delinquency proceeding initiated by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner under Title 9, Subtitle 2 of the Insurance Article.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 2 - Appointment of Receiver|Section 24-201 - Appointment of Receiver

    (a)    A court may appoint a receiver:        (1)    Before judgment, to protect a party that demonstrates an apparent right to property that is the subject of the action, if the property or the revenue–producing potential of the property:            (i)    Is being subjected to or is in danger of waste, loss, dissipation, or impairment; or            (ii)    Has been or is about to be the subject of a fraudulent conveyance voidable under Title 15, Subtitle 2 of this article;        (2)    After judgment, to:            (i)    Carry the judgment into effect; or            (ii)    Preserve nonexempt property:                1.    Pending appeal; or                2.    When an execution has been returned unsatisfied and the owner refuses to apply the property in satisfaction of the judgment;        (3)    In an action seeking dissolution of a corporation under § 3–411 or § 3–415 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or        (4)    To a receivership under § 24–103(a)(3) of this title.    (b)    (1)    In connection with or anticipation of a foreclosure or any other enforcement of a mortgage, a mortgagee is entitled to the appointment of a receiver.        (2)    On request, a court shall appoint a receiver for the mortgaged property if:            (i)    There is a default under the mortgage; and            (ii)    1.    Appointment of a receiver is necessary to protect the property from waste, loss, transfer, dissipation, or impairment;                2.    The mortgagor agreed in a signed record, including the mortgage or an assignment of leases and rents, to the appointment of a receiver on default;                3.    The owner agreed, after default and in a signed record, to the appointment of a receiver;                4.    The property and any other collateral held by the mortgagee are not sufficient to satisfy the secured obligation;                5.    The owner fails to turn over to the mortgagee proceeds or rent the mortgagee was entitled to collect; or                6.    The holder of a subordinate lien obtains the appointment of a receiver for the property.    (c)    (1)    A court may condition appointment of a receiver without prior notice under § 24–501(b)(1) of this title, or without a prior hearing under § 24–501(b)(2) of this title, on the giving of security by the person seeking the appointment for:            (i)    The payment of damages;            (ii)    Reasonable attorney’s fees; or            (iii)    If the court concludes that the appointment was not justified, costs incurred by any person.        (2)    If the court later concludes that the appointment was justified, the court shall release the security.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 2 - Appointment of Receiver|Section 24-202 - Ancillary Receiver

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a court may appoint as an ancillary receiver for property located in the State or subject to the jurisdiction of the court for which a receiver could be appointed under this title:        (1)    A receiver appointed in another state; or        (2)    A nominee of the receiver in the other state.    (b)    An ancillary receiver under subsection (a) of this section shall:        (1)    Be eligible to serve as a receiver under § 24–203 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Further the person’s possession, custody, control, or disposition of property subject to the receivership in the other state.    (c)    A court may issue an order that gives effect to an order entered in another state appointing or directing a receiver.    (d)    Unless the court orders otherwise, an ancillary receiver appointed under subsection (a) of this section has the rights, powers, and duties of a receiver appointed under this title.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 2 - Appointment of Receiver|Section 24-204 - Bond or Security

    (a)    The court may:        (1)    Require a receiver to post a bond or security with the court;        (2)    Authorize a receiver to act without posting a bond or other security; or        (3)    Authorize a receiver to act before the receiver posts any bond required by the court.    (b)    If a court requires a bond to be posted under subsection (a) of this section, the bond shall be:        (1)    Conditioned on the faithful discharge of the receiver’s duties;        (2)    With one or more sureties approved by the court;        (3)    In an amount the court specifies; and        (4)    Effective as of the date of the receiver’s appointment.    (c)    The court may also authorize a receiver to act without posting a bond or other security.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 2 - Appointment of Receiver|Section 24-205 - Jurisdiction of Court That Appoints Receiver

    A court that appoints a receiver under this title:        (1)    Has exclusive jurisdiction to direct the receiver and determine any controversy related to the receivership or receivership property wherever located within the State, including all controversies relating to:            (i)    The collection, preservation, improvement, disposition, and distribution of receivership property;            (ii)    The exercise of the receiver’s powers; or            (iii)    The performance of the receiver’s duties; and        (2)    May, on motion by a party in interest or on its own initiative, assign the receivership to a judge who shall be responsible for the entire case during the course of the receivership.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights, Powers, and Duties of a Receiver|Section 24-303 - Professional Services to Assist Receiver

    (a)    (1)    A receiver shall obtain court approval before engaging any attorney, accountant, appraiser, auctioneer, broker, or other professional to assist the receiver in performing the receiver’s duties and administering receivership property.        (2)    The receiver may request appointment of a professional to provide services to the receivership.        (3)    A request under this section shall disclose to the court:            (i)    The identity and qualifications of the professional;            (ii)    The scope and nature of the proposed engagement;            (iii)    Any potential conflict of interest; and            (iv)    The proposed compensation.    (b)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if the agreement is disclosed to the court, a person is not disqualified from engagement under this section solely because of the person’s engagement by, representation of, or other relationship with the receiver, a creditor, or any other party.            (ii)    The court may disqualify a person under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph if the court determines that there is an actual conflict of interest.        (2)    This title does not prevent a receiver from serving in the receivership as an attorney, an accountant, an auctioneer, or a broker when providing the services that will be in the best interest of the receivership estate.    (c)    (1)    Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a receiver or a professional engaged under subsection (a) of this section shall file with the court an itemized statement of:            (i)    The time spent;            (ii)    The work performed;            (iii)    The billing rate of each person who performed the work; and            (iv)    An itemized list of expenses.        (2)    Unless objections are filed with the court within the time specified in the Maryland Rules, or unless otherwise ordered by the court, the receiver may pay the fees and expenses related to the services of the professional or the receiver.        (3)    The court shall set a hearing for any timely filed objections as the court considers appropriate.    (d)    (1)    To the extent funds are available, the receiver shall pay the amount authorized in accordance with this section.        (2)    In a receivership established under § 24–103(a)(1) of this title in which the property is subject to a single mortgage, a receiver may pay fees and expenses agreed to and stipulated by the mortgagor.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 4 - Effect of Receivership|Section 24-402 - Turning Over of Receivership Property

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and unless otherwise ordered by a court, a person that has possession, custody, or control of receivership property shall turn the receivership property over to the receiver on demand of the receiver.        (2)    If a creditor has possession, custody, or control of receivership property and the validity, perfection, or priority of the creditor’s lien on the receivership property depends on the creditor’s possession, custody, or control, subject to § 24–401(c)(2) of this subtitle, the creditor may retain possession, custody, or control until the court enters an order providing adequate protection of the creditor’s lien.    (b)    A person that has notice of the appointment of a receiver and owes a debt that is receivership property may not satisfy the debt by payment to the owner.    (c)    In the absence of a bona fide dispute with respect to the receiver’s or the respondent’s right to possession, custody, or control of receivership property, the court may sanction as civil contempt a person’s failure to turn the property over when required by this section.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 4 - Effect of Receivership|Section 24-403 - Responsibilities of Owner of Property

    (a)    Except as provided by court order, an owner shall:        (1)    Assist and cooperate with the receiver in administering the receivership and discharging the receiver’s duties;        (2)    Preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property in the owner’s possession, custody, or control, including all depository and investment accounts;        (3)    Identify and turn over all records and other information relating to receivership property, including all passwords, keys, alarm codes, authorizations, or other information needed to obtain or maintain access to or control of receivership property;        (4)    Make available and turn over to the receiver the records and information in the owner’s possession, custody, or control, including all financial records, accounting records, bank statements, leases, and contracts;        (5)    After being issued a subpoena, submit to examination by the receiver that is under oath regarding the acts, conduct, property, liabilities, and financial condition of the owner or any matter relating to receivership property or the receivership;        (6)    Refrain from entering the receivership property at any time without the prior express written consent of the receiver;        (7)    Refrain from interfering with, obstructing, or preventing in any way the receiver’s actions regarding the receivership property; and        (8)    Perform any duty imposed by court order, this title, or a law of the State other than this title.    (b)    If an owner is a person other than an individual, this section applies to:        (1)    Any person acting in concert with the owner and the owner’s agents; and        (2)    Each officer, director, manager, member, partner, trustee, affiliate, subsidiary, or other person exercising or having the power to exercise control over the affairs of the owner.    (c)    If a person knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by this section, the court may:        (1)    Award the receiver:            (i)    Actual damages caused by the person’s failure;            (ii)    Reasonable attorney’s fees; and            (iii)    Costs; or        (2)    Sanction the failure as civil contempt.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 4 - Effect of Receivership|Section 24-404 - Property Acquired After Appointment of Receiver

    Except as otherwise provided by a law of the State other than this title, property that a receiver or an owner acquires after appointment of the receiver is subject to a security agreement entered into before the appointment to the same extent as if the court had not appointed the receiver.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 4 - Effect of Receivership|Section 24-405 - Rights of Mortgagee

    A request by a mortgagee for the appointment of a receiver, the appointment of a receiver, or the application by a mortgagee of receivership property or proceeds to the secured obligation does not:        (1)    Make the mortgagee a mortgagee in possession of the real property;        (2)    Make the mortgagee an agent of the owner;        (3)    Constitute an election of remedies that precludes a later action to enforce the secured obligation;        (4)    Make the secured obligation unenforceable; or        (5)    Limit any right available to the mortgagee with respect to the secured obligation.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 4 - Effect of Receivership|Section 24-406 - Assigned Property

    (a)    An assignee for the benefit of creditors shall be treated as a receiver appointed under § 24–201(a)(3) of this title.    (b)    The property assigned shall be treated as receivership property.    (c)    Except for § 24–201 of this title, this title shall govern all proceedings following the filing of the assignment.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 5 - Authority of the Court|Section 24-501 - Authority of Court to Issue Orders; Master Service List

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the court may issue an order under this title only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.    (b)    The court may issue an order under this title:        (1)    If the circumstances require issuance of an order before notice is given, without prior notice;        (2)    If the circumstances require issuance of an order before a hearing is held, after notice and without a prior hearing; or        (3)    If no interested party timely requests a hearing, after notice and without a hearing.    (c)    The receiver shall file periodically with the court a master service list consisting of the names, mailing addresses, and, where available, facsimile numbers and e–mail addresses of:        (1)    The respondent;        (2)    The receiver;        (3)    All persons joined as parties in the receivership;        (4)    All persons known by the receiver to have asserted any ownership of or lien in receivership property;        (5)    All persons that have filed a notice of appearance in accordance with this section; and        (6)    Any attorney of record.    (d)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, and unless the court orders otherwise, a motion shall be served in accordance with the Maryland Rules on:        (1)    All persons on the master service list;        (2)    All persons that have asserted an ownership interest or lien in receivership property that is the subject of the motion;        (3)    All persons that are identified in the motion as directly affected by the relief requested; and        (4)    Any other person as the court may direct.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  24-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 24 - Maryland Commercial Receivership Act|Subtitle 5 - Authority of the Court|Section 24-502 - Final Order

    If an order entered in a proceeding under this title is not a final order and the court determines in a written order that there is no just reason for delay, the court may direct the entry of a final order as set forth in Maryland Rule 2–602(b).