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2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-303 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Funds Held by Utility

The following funds held by any utility are presumed abandoned:
(1)    Any deposit made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment for, or any sum paid in advance for, utility services to be furnished in the State, less any lawful deduction, that has remained unclaimed by the person who appears on the records of the utility as entitled to it for more than 3 years after the termination of the services for which the deposit or advance payment was made;
(2)    Any sum which a utility has been ordered to refund and which was received for utility services rendered in the State, together with any interest on it, less any lawful deduction, that has remained unclaimed by the person appearing on the records of the utility as entitled to it for more than 3 years after the date it became payable in accordance with the final determination or order providing for the refund; and
(3)    Any sum paid to a utility for a utility service, which service has not been rendered within 3 years of the payment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-305 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Personal Property Distributable on Forfeiture of Charter or Voluntary Dissolution of Business Association

All tangible or intangible personal property distributable on forfeiture of the charter or voluntary dissolution of a business association, banking organization, or financial organization organized under the laws of this State, that is unclaimed by the owner 60 days after the date of final distribution, is presumed abandoned.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-306 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Intangible Personal Property Held in Fiduciary Capacity

All intangible personal property and any income or increment on it, held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person, is presumed abandoned unless, within 3 years after it becomes payable or distributable, the owner has increased or decreased the principal, accepted payment of principal or income, corresponded in writing concerning the property, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum on file with the fiduciary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-307 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Intangible Personal Property Held by Court or Public Authority

All intangible personal property held for the owner by any court, public corporation, public authority, or public officer of this State or any political subdivision of it that has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than 3 years is presumed abandoned.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-307.1 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Unclaimed Proceeds From Sale of Personal Property at Self-Service Storage Facility

The balance of the proceeds from the sale of personal property stored at a self–service storage facility that is unclaimed after the expiration of the 1 year period specified in § 18–504(e) of this article is presumed abandoned.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-308 - Unclaimed Wages, Outstanding Payroll Checks, or Intangible Personal Property Held or Owing in Ordinary Course of Holder's Business; Failure to Make Demand

(a)    All unclaimed wages or outstanding payroll checks held or owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business, that have remained unclaimed by the owner for more than 3 years after they became payable, are presumed abandoned.
(b)    All intangible personal property, not otherwise covered by this title, including any income or increment on it and deducting any lawful charges, that is held or owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than 3 years after it became payable or distributable, is presumed abandoned.
(c)    Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this title notwithstanding the owner’s failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.
(d)    Property is reportable to this State under subsection (b) of this section under the priority rules established under § 17–301(d) of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-308.1 - Charges or Cessation of Benefits on Dormant or Inactive Accounts

(a)    A holder may not impose any charges on a dormant or inactive account or cease payment or accrual of any benefits, including dividends or interest on property during the period of time giving rise to the presumption of abandonment unless:
(1)    The charges or cessation of any benefit are provided for in a valid, enforceable and written contract between the holder and the owner which specifies the amount or rate of the charges and that the benefit will cease;
(2)    For property in excess of $2, the holder gives written notice to the owner at the owner’s last known address before the proposed action; and
(3)    The holder imposes charges or ceases accrual or payment of benefits on all dormant or inactive accounts, and does not reverse or otherwise cancel the charges or retroactively pay or accrue benefits with respect to those accounts.
(b)    A holder may consider a money order dormant or inactive for purposes of imposing a service charge if the owner has taken none of the actions set forth in § 17–301(b)(3) of this subtitle for 1 year from the date of issuance of the money order.
(c)    The notice required in this section is not required with respect to charges imposed or benefits that ceased prior to July 1, 1981.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-308.2 - Notification of Apparent Owner of Presumed Abandoned Property

Not more than 120 days or less than 30 days before the filing of the report required under § 17–310 of this subtitle, the holder in possession of presumed abandoned property shall send a written notice by first–class mail to the apparent owner of presumed abandoned property valued at $100 or more to the owner’s last known address informing the owner that:
(1)    The holder is in possession of property subject to the provisions of this title; and
(2)    The property will be considered abandoned unless the owner responds within 30 days of the notification to the holder.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-309 - When Property Held for Owner in Another State Not Presumed Abandoned

If specific property which is subject to the provisions of this subtitle is held for an owner whose last known address is in another state, the specific property is not presumed abandoned in this State and is not subject to this subtitle if:
(1)    It may be claimed as abandoned or escheated under the laws of the other state; and
(2)    The laws of the other state make reciprocal provision that similar specific property is not presumed abandoned or escheatable by the other state when held for an owner whose last known address is in this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-310 - Report by Holder of Property Presumed Abandoned

(a)    Every person holding funds or other tangible or intangible property presumed abandoned under this subtitle shall report to the Administrator with respect to the property as provided in this section.
(b)    The report shall be made under oath and shall include:
(1)    The name, if known, and last known address, if any, of each person who appears from the records of the holder to be the owner of any property valued at $100 or more and presumed abandoned under this subtitle;
(2)    In case of unclaimed funds of an insurance corporation, the full name of the insured, annuitant, principal, or claimant, and the last known address according to the insurance corporation’s records;
(3)    The nature and identifying number, if any, or description of the property and the amount which appears from the records to be due, except that items valued at less than $100 each may be reported in the aggregate;
(4)    The date when the property became payable, demandable, or returnable, and the date of the last transaction with the owner with respect to the property; and
(5)    Any other information which the Administrator prescribes by rule as necessary for the administration of this title.
(c)    If the person holding property presumed abandoned is a successor to any other person who previously held the property for the owner, or if the holder has changed his name while holding the property, the person shall file with the report all prior known names and addresses of each holder of the property.
(d)    The report shall be for the period of July 1 through June 30 of each year and filed no later than October 31 of that year. However, the reporting period for an insurance corporation shall be from January 1 through December 31 of each year and the report shall be filed no later than April 30 of the following year. The Administrator may postpone the reporting date on the written request of any person required to file a report.
(e)    Verification, if made by a partnership, shall be executed by a partner; if made by an unincorporated association or private corporation, by an officer; and if made by a public corporation, by its chief fiscal officer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-310.1 - Report by Financial Organization, Insurance Corporation, or Utility Neither Holding nor Owing Abandoned Property

(a)    In case any banking or financial organization, insurance corporation, or utility neither holds nor owes any abandoned property specified in this title on June 30 of any year, it shall make a written report to the Administrator so stating as provided in this section.
(b)    The report shall be signed by the holder who, by signing, attests to the veracity of the report.
(c)    The report shall be made on a standard form and include information that the Administrator requires.
(d)    (1)    For banking or financial organizations, the report shall be for the period of July 1 through June 30 and shall be filed no later than October 31 of the same year.
(2)    For insurance corporations, the report shall be for the period of January 1 through December 31 of each year, and shall be filed no later than April 30 of the following year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-311 - Notice to Persons Who Appear to Be Owners of Abandoned Property

(a)    (1)    Within 365 days from the filing of the report required by § 17-310 of this subtitle, the Administrator shall cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in the State within which is located the last known address of any person to be named in the notice.
(2)    If an address is not listed or if the address is outside the State, the notice shall be published in the county within which the person who held the abandoned property has the principal place of business in this State.
(b)    The published notice shall be entitled “Notice of Names of Persons Appearing to Be Owners of Abandoned Property” and shall contain:
(1)    The names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, if any, of persons listed in the report and entitled to notice in the county specified in this section;
(2)    A statement that information concerning the amount or description of the property and the name and address of the person who held the property may be obtained by any person who possesses an interest in the property, by addressing an inquiry to the Administrator; and
(3)    A statement that a proof of claim may be presented by the owner to the Administrator.
(c)    The Administrator is not required to publish in the notice any item valued at less than $100 unless the Administrator considers the publication to be in the public interest.
(d)    Within 120 days from the receipt of the report required by § 17-310 of this subtitle, the Administrator shall mail a notice to each person who has an address listed in the report who appears entitled to property valued at $100 or more and presumed abandoned under this subtitle.
(e)    The mailed notice shall contain:
(1)    A statement that, according to a report filed with the Administrator, property is being held to which the addressee appears entitled;
(2)    The name and address of the person who held the property and any necessary information regarding any change of the name or address of the holder; and
(3)    A statement that a proof of claim may be presented by the owner to the Administrator.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-313 - Custody and Safekeeping of Property Delivered to Administrator; Former Holder Relieved of Liability; Reimbursement of Former Holder for Payment to Person Entitled

On the payment or delivery of any abandoned property under this title to the Administrator, the State shall assume custody and shall be responsible for its safekeeping. Any person who pays or delivers abandoned property to the Administrator under this title is relieved of all liability, to the extent of the value of the property paid or delivered, for any claim which exists or may arise with respect to the property. Any holder who has paid money to the Administrator under this title may make payment to any person who appears to the holder to be entitled to it and, on proof of the payment and proof that the payee was entitled to it, the Administrator immediately shall reimburse the holder for the payment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-315 - Effect of Expiration of Period of Limitation

The expiration of any period of time specified by statute or court order, during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for money or recovery of property, may not:
(1)    Prevent the money or property from being presumed abandoned property; or
(2)    Affect any duty to file a report required by this subtitle or to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Administrator.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-316 - Sale of Abandoned Property Delivered to Administrator

(a)    Except as provided in this subsection, all abandoned property under this title, other than money delivered to the Administrator under this title, shall be offered for sale by the Administrator within 1 year of delivery. The sale shall be to the highest bidder at public sale in whatever place in the State affords the most favorable market for the property involved. The Administrator may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the price bid is insufficient. The Administrator need not offer any property for sale if, the probable cost of sale exceeds the Administrator’s estimation of the value of the property.
(b)    Any sale held under this section shall be preceded by a single publication of notice at least three weeks in advance of the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is to be sold.
(c)    The purchaser at any sale conducted by the Administrator under this section shall receive title to the property purchased, free from every claim of the owner or prior holder of it and of every person who claims through or under them. The Administrator shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of title.
(d)    No action by any person may be brought or maintained against the State or any officer of the State for or on account of any transaction entered into pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-317 - Disposition of Funds Received Under Title

(a)    (1)    All funds received under this title, including the proceeds of the sale of abandoned property under § 17–316 of this subtitle, shall be credited by the Administrator to a special fund. The Administrator shall retain in the special fund at the end of each fiscal year, from the proceeds received, an amount not to exceed $50,000, from which sum the Administrator shall pay any claim allowed under this title.
(2)    After deducting all costs incurred in administering this title from the remaining net funds the Administrator shall distribute $8,000,000 to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund established under § 11–402 of the Human Services Article.
(3)    (i)    Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Administrator shall distribute all unclaimed money from judgments of restitution under Title 11, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Procedure Article to the State Victims of Crime Fund established under § 11–916 of the Criminal Procedure Article to assist victims of crimes and delinquent acts to protect the victims’ rights as provided by law.
(ii)    If a victim entitled to restitution that has been treated as abandoned property under § 11–614 of the Criminal Procedure Article is located after the money has been distributed under this paragraph, the Administrator shall reduce the next distribution to the State Victims of Crime Fund by the amount recovered by the victim.
(4)    After making the distributions required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Administrator shall distribute the remaining net funds not retained under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the General Fund of the State.
(b)    Before making the distribution, the Administrator shall record the name and last known address, if any, of the owners of funds so distributed and the type of property which the funds distributed represent. The record shall be available for public inspection during reasonable business hours by any person who claims a legal interest in any property held by the Administrator, provided that the person gives prior notice to the Administrator.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-319 - Consideration of Claim by Administrator; Payment of Claim; Interest

(a)    (1)    The Administrator shall consider any claim filed under this title and may hold a hearing and receive evidence concerning it.
(2)    If a hearing is held, he shall prepare a finding and a decision in writing on each claim filed, stating the substance of any evidence heard by him and the reasons for his decision. The decision shall be a public record.
(b)    If the claim is allowed, the Administrator immediately shall make payment. The claim shall be paid without deduction for costs of notices or sale or for service charges.
(c)    In satisfying a claim the Administrator shall pay the claimant an amount equal to the sales price obtained at the public sale.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-320 - Judicial Review of Administrator's Action

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Administrator or as to whose claim the Administrator has failed to act within 90 days after the filing of the claim, may commence an action in the circuit court for the county to establish his claim. The proceeding shall be brought within 90 days after the decision of the Administrator or within 180 days from the filing of the claim if the Administrator fails to act.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-321 - Administrator May Decline to Receive Certain Property

After receiving reports of property presumed abandoned under this title, the Administrator may decline to receive any property reported which he considers to be valued at less than the cost of giving notice or of holding a sale. He may postpone taking possession until a sufficient sum accumulates, if he considers it desirable because of the small sum involved.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-322 - Examination of Records of Persons Who Have Failed to Report Property; Compelling Testimony; Contempt Proceedings

(a)    At reasonable times and on reasonable notice, the Administrator may examine the records of any person if there is reason to believe that the person has failed to report property that should have been reported under this title. The Administrator may not examine the records of any person regarding abandoned property after 5 years from the date the person filed the report with the Administrator covering the period of time during which the property allegedly became abandoned, unless the Administrator finds that the person acted fraudulently or with gross negligence with respect to the report.
(b)    If any person refuses to permit the examination of records, the Administrator may issue a subpoena to compel the person to testify and produce records. The subpoena shall be served by the sheriff of the county where the person resides or may be found. The person shall be entitled to the same per diem and mileage as witnesses appearing in a circuit court of the State, which shall be paid by the State.
(c)    If any person refuses to obey any subpoena so issued or refuses to testify or produce records, the Administrator may present a petition to the circuit court of the county where the person is served with the subpoena or where the person resides. The court then shall issue an order to require the person to obey the subpoena or to show cause for failure to obey it. Unless the person shows sufficient cause for failing to obey the subpoena, the court immediately shall direct the person to obey and, on refusal to comply, adjudge the person to be in contempt of court and punished as the court may direct.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-323 - Enforcement and Penalties

(a)    (1)    A person who fails to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Administrator as required by this title shall pay a penalty equal to 15% of the value of the property.
(2)    If a person fails to file any report or refuses to deliver property to the Administrator as required by this title, the Administrator may bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to require the filing of the report and to enforce delivery of the property.
(b)    A person who willfully fails to render any report or perform any other duty required by this subtitle is subject to a fine of $100 for each day the report is withheld, but not more than $5,000.
(c)    In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a person who willfully refuses to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Administrator as required by this subtitle is subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months or both.
(d)    The Administrator may waive any penalty required under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State › Section 17-324 - Interstate Cooperation

(a)    The Administrator may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The Administrator by rule may require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.
(b)    To avoid conflicts between the Administrator’s procedures and the procedures of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, the Administrator, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this subtitle, before adopting, amending, or repealing rules, may advise and consult with administrators in other jurisdictions that enact substantially the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act and take into consideration the rules of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
(c)    The Administrator may join with other states to seek enforcement of this subtitle against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under this Act.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-401 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Address of the lender” means the most recent address of a lender as shown on the museum’s records pertaining to property on loan from the lender.
(c)    (1)    “Conservation measure” means any action taken toward the long–term preservation of property.
(2)    “Conservation measure” includes examination, documentation, treatment, and preventive care of property, supported by research and education.
(d)    “Lender” means a person whose name appears on the records of a museum as the person legally entitled to, or claiming to be legally entitled to, property held by the museum.
(e)    “Loan” means a deposit of property not accompanied by a transfer of title to that property.
(f)    “Museum” means an institution located in the State that:
(1)    Is operated by a person primarily for education, scientific, historic preservation, or aesthetic purposes; and
(2)    Owns, borrows, cares for, exhibits, studies, archives, or catalogs property.
(g)    “Permanent loan” means a loan of property to a museum for an indefinite period.
(h)    “Property” means a tangible object under a museum’s care that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, or cultural value.
(i)    “Undocumented property” means property in the possession of a museum for which the museum cannot determine the owner by reference to the museum’s records.
(j)    “Unsolicited donation” means any property that is left in the control of a museum that is from an unknown source and can be reasonably assumed to have been intended as a gift to the museum.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-402 - Acquisition by Museum of Property on Loan -- When Abandonment Presumed

(a)    (1)    A museum may acquire title to property that is on permanent loan to the museum or that was loaned for a specified term that has expired by giving notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property.
(2)    In addition to the information required under § 17–408 of this subtitle, the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall contain the following statement:
“The records at (name of museum) indicate that you have property on loan to it. The museum hereby terminates the loan. If you desire to claim the property, you must contact the museum, establish your ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you do not contact the museum within 60 days, you will be considered to have donated the property to the museum.”.
(3)    If, within 60 days after receiving the notice, the lender does not respond by filing a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property on loan, clear and unrestricted title is transferred to the museum.
(b)    If a loan of property to a museum is not a permanent loan and does not have a specific expiration date, the property is presumed abandoned if, for at least 7 years after the date the museum took possession of the property, there has not been any written communication between the museum and the lender or lender’s designated agent.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-403 - Notice Asserting Title to Undocumented Property -- Requirements

(a)    A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by the museum for at least 3 years by giving notice that the museum is asserting title to the undocumented property.
(b)    In addition to the information required under § 17–408 of this subtitle, the notice required under subsection (a) of this section shall contain the following statement:
“The records of (name of museum) fail to indicate the owner of record of certain property in its possession. The museum hereby asserts title to the following property: (general description of property). If you claim ownership or other legal interest in this property, you must contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to do so within 60 days, you will be considered to have waived any claim you may have had to the property.”.
(c)    If, within 60 days after notice is provided, the lender does not respond by giving written notice of intent to retain an interest in the property on loan, the museum’s title to the property becomes absolute.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-404 - Notice Asserting Title to Unsolicited Donation -- Requirements

(a)    (1)    A museum may acquire title to an unsolicited donation found on museum property by giving notice that the museum is asserting title to the unsolicited donation.
(2)    In addition to the information required under § 17–408 of this subtitle, the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall contain the following statement:
“The following property was found at (name of museum) and is presumed to be a donation to the museum. The museum hereby asserts title to the following property: (general description of property). Anyone claiming ownership or other legal interest in this property must contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property. If you fail to do so within 60 days of this notice you will have waived any claim to this property.”.
(3)    An unsolicited donation is presumed to be a gift to the museum if ownership is not claimed within 60 days after the notice required under this section.
(b)    Undocumented property found in the collection of a museum is not an unsolicited donation and is subject to § 17–403 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-405 - Conservation Measures on Loaned Property -- Lien -- No Liability for Reasonable Care

(a)    Unless there is an agreement otherwise between the museum and the lender, a museum may apply conservation measures to property on loan to the museum without receiving the lender’s permission or giving the lender formal notice if:
(1)    Action is required to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum; or
(2)    The property on loan is a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff.
(b)    If a museum applies conservation measures to property under this section or with the agreement of the lender, unless the agreement provides otherwise, the museum:
(1)    Acquires a lien on the property in the amount of the cost of the conservation measures incurred by the museum; and
(2)    Is not liable for injury to or loss of the property if the museum:
(i)    Had a reasonable belief at the time the conservation measure action was taken that the action was necessary to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum, or that the property on loan was a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum staff; and
(ii)    Exercised reasonable care in the choice and application of conservation measures.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-406 - Notice Requirements by Museum and Lender

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in § 17–407 of this subtitle, a museum shall provide the notice required under this subtitle by certified mail to the last known address of the lender.
(2)    The notice requirement is satisfied if the museum receives proof of receipt of the notice within 30 days after the notice was mailed.
(b)    A lender shall provide written notice to the museum of a change in address of:
(1)    The lender; or
(2)    Any designated agent of the lender.
(c)    If the ownership of property on loan to a museum changes while the museum is in possession of the property, the new owner of the property must provide written notice to the museum of:
(1)    The change of ownership of the property; and
(2)    The name and address of the new owner.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-407 - Notice by Publication

(a)    A museum may provide the notice required under this subtitle by publication if the museum does not:
(1)    Know the identity of the lender or a designated agent of the lender;
(2)    Know the address of the lender or a designated agent of the lender; or
(3)    Receive proof of receipt of a notice that was sent by certified mail within 30 days after the notice was mailed.
(b)    A notice by publication shall be published at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in:
(1)    The county in which the museum is located; and
(2)    If the identity of the lender is known, the county of the lender’s last known address.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 17 - Disposition of Abandoned Property › Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum › Section 17-408 - Information in Notice

In addition to any other information required under this subtitle, any notice given by a museum under this subtitle shall contain:
(1)    If known, the name of the lender or the designated agent of the lender;
(2)    If known, the last known address of the lender or the designated agent of the lender;
(3)    A brief description of the property on loan;
(4)    If known, the date of the loan;
(5)    The name of the museum; and
(6)    The name, address, and telephone number of the person or office at the museum to contact regarding the property.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Definitions › Section 18-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    (1)    “Bill of lading” means a document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment issued by a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods.
(2)    “Bill of lading” includes an airbill; that is, a document serving for air transportation as a bill of lading does for marine or rail transportation, and includes an air consignment note or air waybill.
(c)    “Conspicuous” has the meaning stated in § 1-201(10) of this article.
(d)    “Goods” means all things which are treated as moveable for the purposes of a contract of storage or transportation.
(e)    “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(f)    “Warehouse receipt” means a receipt issued by a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire.
(g)    “Warehouseman” means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-201 - Issuance of Bill of Lading for Goods Not Received

(a)    A person or his agent or officer may not issue a bill of lading, receipt, acknowledgment, or voucher for transport of any goods if, at the time the instrument is issued, the person has not actually received the goods for transport.
(b)    An officer, agent, or employee of a carrier may not issue or aid in issuing a bill of lading for any goods:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    With knowledge that, at the time the bill of lading is issued, the goods:
(i)    Have not been received by the carrier, its agent, or a connecting carrier; or
(ii)    Are not under the carrier’s control.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-202 - Issuance of Duplicate Bills of Lading Not So Marked

An officer, agent, or employee of a carrier may not issue or aid in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill of lading for any goods in violation of § 7-402 of this article:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    With knowledge that the original bill of lading for the goods is outstanding and uncancelled.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-203 - Negotiation of Bill of Lading When Goods Not in Carrier's Possession

A person may not negotiate or transfer for value a bill of lading:
(1)    With intent to defraud;
(2)    With knowledge that any of the goods which appear by the terms of the bill of lading to have been received for transportation by the carrier which issued the bill of lading are not in the possession or control of the carrier or a connecting carrier; and
(3)    Without disclosing the lack of possession and control.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-204 - Inducing Carrier to Issue Bill of Lading for Goods Not Received

A person may not secure the issuance by a carrier of a bill of lading by inducing an officer, agent, or employee of the carrier to believe falsely that the goods were received by the carrier or are under its control:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    With knowledge that, at the time the bill of lading is issued, any of the goods described in the bill of lading as received for transportation:
(i)    Have not been received by the carrier, its agent, or a connecting carrier; or
(ii)    Are not under the carrier’s control.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-205 - Issuance of Nonnegotiable Bill of Lading Not So Marked

A person with intent to defraud may not issue or aid in issuing a nonnegotiable bill of lading without a conspicuous notation on its face of the words “not negotiable” or “nonnegotiable”.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-206 - Issuance of Bill of Lading Containing False Statement

An officer, agent, or employee of a carrier may not issue or aid in issuing a bill of lading for goods:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    With knowledge that it contains a false statement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Bills of Lading › Section 18-207 - Negotiation of Bill of Lading for Mortgaged Goods and Goods of Others

A person may not ship goods to which he has no title or on which there is a lien or security interest and transfer a negotiable bill of lading for the goods for value:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    Without disclosing his lack of title or the existence of the lien or security interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Warehouse Receipts › Section 18-301 - Issuance of Warehouse Receipt for Goods Not Received

(a)    A person or his agent or officer may not issue any warehouse receipt, acceptance of an order, or other voucher for storage or deposit in the State of any goods if, at the time the instrument is issued, the goods are not:
(1)    In his actual possession or custody;
(2)    On his premises; or
(3)    Under his absolute and exclusive control.
(b)    A warehouseman or his officer, agent, or employee may not issue or aid in issuing a warehouse receipt for any goods with the knowledge that, at the time the warehouse receipt is issued, the goods:
(1)    Have not been received by the warehouseman; or
(2)    Are not under the control of the warehouseman.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Warehouse Receipts › Section 18-302 - Issuance of Duplicate Warehouse Receipt Not So Marked

Except as provided by § 7-601 of this article, a warehouseman or his officer, agent, or employee may not issue or aid in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable warehouse receipt for any goods:
(1)    Without a conspicuous notation on its face of the word “duplicate”;
(2)    With knowledge that the original warehouse receipt for the goods is outstanding and uncancelled.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Warehouse Receipts › Section 18-303 - Issuance of Warehouse Receipt Containing False Statement

A warehouseman or his officer, agent, or employee may not issue or aid in issuing a warehouse receipt for goods:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    With the knowledge that it contains a false statement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Warehouse Receipts › Section 18-304 - Issuance for Warehouseman's Goods of Warehouse Receipts Which Do Not State Ownership

A warehouseman or his officer, agent, or employee, with the knowledge that any goods deposited with or held by the warehouseman are in fact goods of which the warehouseman, solely, jointly, or in common with others, is an owner, may not issue or aid in issuing a negotiable warehouse receipt for the goods which does not state that ownership.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Warehouse Receipts › Section 18-305 - Delivery of Goods Without Obtaining Negotiable Warehouse Receipt

Except as provided by § 7-601 of this article, a warehouseman or his officer, agent, or employee may not deliver goods out of the possession of the warehouseman:
(1)    With knowledge that a negotiable warehouse receipt, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of the goods, is outstanding and uncancelled; and
(2)    Without obtaining the possession of the warehouse receipt at or before the time of the delivery.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Warehouse Receipts › Section 18-306 - Negotiation of Warehouse Receipt for Mortgaged Goods and Goods of Others

A person may not deposit goods to which he has no title or on which there is a lien or security interest and take a negotiable warehouse receipt for the goods and negotiate it for value:
(1)    With intent to defraud; and
(2)    Without disclosing his lack of title or the existence of the lien or security interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Penalties › Section 18-401 - Penalties

(a)    Any person who violates any provision of § 18-201(a) or § 18-301(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(b)    Any person who violates any provision of §§ 18-201(b) through 18-205, § 18-301(b), or § 18-302 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.
(c)    Any person who violates any provision of § 18-206, § 18-207 or §§ 18-303 through 18-306 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 5 - Maryland Self-Service Storage Act › Section 18-501 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Default” means the failure to perform on time any obligation or duty set forth in the rental agreement.
(c)    “Last known address” means that address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the rental agreement or the address or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.
(d)    “Leased space” means the individual storage space at the self–service facility which is rented to an occupant pursuant to a rental agreement.
(e)    “Occupant” means a person, a sublessee, successor, or assign, entitled to the use of a leased space at a self–service storage facility under a rental agreement.
(f)    (1)    “Operator” means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self–service storage facility, an agent, or any other person authorized to manage the facility.
(2)    “Operator” does not include a warehouseman, unless the operator issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored.
(g)    (1)    “Personal property” means movable property, not affixed to land.
(2)    “Personal property” includes goods, wares, merchandise, motor vehicles, watercraft, and household items and furnishings.
(h)    “Rental agreement” means any written agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, or rules concerning the use and occupancy of a self–service storage facility.
(i)    “Self–service storage facility” means any real property used for renting or leasing individual storage spaces in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove their own personal property on a “self–service” basis.
(j)    “Verified mail” means any method of mailing that is offered by the United States Postal Service or private delivery service that provides evidence of mailing.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Commercial Law › Title 18 - Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions › Subtitle 5 - Maryland Self-Service Storage Act › Section 18-502 - Prohibited Acts

(a)    An operator may not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes.
(b)    An occupant may not use a leased space for residential purposes.