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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 17-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-102 - Abandoned Property Office - (a) The Administrator shall create a division of the office,...
Section 17-103 - Rules and Regulations - (a) The Administrator may adopt the necessary rules and regulations...
Section 17-104 - Property to Which Title Does Not Apply - This title does not apply to any property that has...
Section 17-105 - Documents Under Oath - (a) A requirement in this title that a document be...
Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Property in Federal Custody
Section 17-201 - Administrator's Duties - The Administrator shall: (1) Attempt to discover abandoned property in...
Section 17-202 - Agreement With Federal Government - (a) The Administrator shall endeavor to enter into an agreement...
Section 17-203 - Consent to Suit by Claimant Against Federal Government; Defense Available to State - As to any claim made because of action taken in...
Section 17-204 - Certification of Agreement Made Under Subtitle - (a) The Governor shall certify to the federal government the...
Section 17-205 - Report of Abandoned Property - (a) When the federal government reports abandoned property to the...
Section 17-206 - Election of Claimant; Effect of Notice - (a) Any person who asserts an interest in abandoned property...
Section 17-207 - Effect of Judicial Determination Against Claimant - If a judicial determination is made against a claimant of...
Section 17-208 - Expiration of Limitations - The expiration of any limitations period set by statute or...
Section 17-209 - Uniform Construction of Subtitle - This subtitle shall be construed to effect its general purpose...
Subtitle 3 - Abandoned Property in This State
Section 17-301 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Tangible or Intangible Personal Property Held by Banking or Financial Organization or Business Association - (a) The following property held by a banking or financial...
Section 17-302 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Insurance Funds - (a) Funds held or owing under any life or endowment...
Section 17-303 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Funds Held by Utility - The following funds held by any utility are presumed abandoned:...
Section 17-304 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Stock or Sum Held by Business Association - (a) Any stock or other certificate of ownership, or any...
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...
Section 17-306 - When Property Presumed Abandoned -- Intangible Personal Property Held in Fiduciary Capacity - All intangible personal property and any income or increment on...
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...
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...
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...
Section 17-308.1 - Charges or Cessation of Benefits on Dormant or Inactive Accounts - (a) A holder may not impose any charges on a...
Section 17-308.2 - Notification of Apparent Owner of Presumed Abandoned Property - Not more than 120 days or less than 30 days...
Section 17-309 - When Property Held for Owner in Another State Not Presumed Abandoned - If specific property which is subject to the provisions of...
Section 17-310 - Report by Holder of Property Presumed Abandoned - (a) Every person holding funds or other tangible or intangible...
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,...
Section 17-311 - Notice to Persons Who Appear to Be Owners of Abandoned Property - (a) (1) Within 365 days from the filing of the...
Section 17-312 - Delivery of Abandoned Property to Administrator - Every person who has filed a report as provided in...
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...
Section 17-315 - Effect of Expiration of Period of Limitation - The expiration of any period of time specified by statute...
Section 17-316 - Sale of Abandoned Property Delivered to Administrator - (a) Except as provided in this subsection, all abandoned property...
Section 17-317 - Disposition of Funds Received Under Title - (a) (1) All funds received under this title, including the...
Section 17-318 - Filing Claim to Property or Proceeds of Sale - Any person who claims a legal interest in any property...
Section 17-319 - Consideration of Claim by Administrator; Payment of Claim; Interest - (a) (1) The Administrator shall consider any claim filed under...
Section 17-320 - Judicial Review of Administrator's Action - Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Administrator or...
Section 17-321 - Administrator May Decline to Receive Certain Property - After receiving reports of property presumed abandoned under this title,...
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...
Section 17-323 - Enforcement and Penalties - (a) Any person who fails to pay or deliver abandoned...
Section 17-324 - Interstate Cooperation - (a) The Administrator may enter into agreements with other states...
Section 17-325 - Agreements to Pay Compensation - All agreements to pay compensation to recover or assist in...
Section 17-326 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Disposition...
Subtitle 4 - Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum
Section 17-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-402 - Acquisition by Museum of Property on Loan -- When Abandonment Presumed - (a) (1) A museum may acquire title to property that...
Section 17-403 - Notice Asserting Title to Undocumented Property -- Requirements - (a) A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held...
Section 17-404 - Notice Asserting Title to Unsolicited Donation -- Requirements - (a) (1) A museum may acquire title to an unsolicited...
Section 17-405 - Conservation Measures on Loaned Property -- Lien -- No Liability for Reasonable Care - (a) Unless there is an agreement otherwise between the museum...
Section 17-406 - Notice Requirements by Museum and Lender - (a) (1) Except as provided in § 17–407 of this...
Section 17-407 - Notice by Publication - (a) A museum may provide the notice required under this...
Section 17-408 - Information in Notice - In addition to any other information required under this subtitle,...