(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a party who is otherwise entitled to sue and recover upon or under any promissory note, bill of exchange, bill of lading, warehouse or storage receipt, or other negotiable instrument, is not precluded from recovering by reason of the party’s inability to produce the instrument in evidence at the trial or surrender the instrument to the defendant.
(b) The absence of an instrument described in subsection (a) of this section must be sufficiently accounted for under the rules of evidence to allow the introduction of secondary proof of the contents of the instrument at the trial.
(c) (1) A judgment may not be entered for the plaintiff in a suit described in subsection (a) of this section until a sufficient bond has been filed in the suit by the plaintiff.
(2) The bond shall provide for the penalty and surety approved by the court, and conditioned on holding the defendant harmless on satisfaction of the judgment by the defendant as if the missing instrument were then produced and surrendered to the defendant.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Rules
Section 10-901 - Admission of Statement in a Criminal Case
Section 10-902 - Offenses Committed by Wife in Presence of Husband
Section 10-903 - Evidence in Civil Proceeding of Failure to Testify in Criminal Proceeding
Section 10-904 - Proof of Crime Committed by Another
Section 10-905 - Proof of Interest or Conviction of Infamous Crime or Perjury
Section 10-906 - Proof of Written Instrument
Section 10-907 - Parol Evidence Admissible in Surety Matter
Section 10-908 - Proof of Plats
Section 10-909 - Proof of Patented Lands
Section 10-910 - Negligence of Parent or Custodian Not Imputed to Infant
Section 10-911 - Sound Level Meters and Frequency Analyzers
Section 10-912 - Failure to Take Defendant Before Judicial Officer After Arrest
Section 10-913 - Punitive Damages for Personal Injuries
Section 10-914 - Probation or Work Release -- Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol Testing
Section 10-915 - Admissibility of Dna Profiles
Section 10-916 - Battered Spouse Syndrome
Section 10-917 - Restitution Hearings
Section 10-918 - Suits on Negotiable Instruments
Section 10-920 - Expressions of Regret or Apology
Section 10-921 - Burden of Proof in Uninsured Motorist Coverage Actions
Section 10-922 - Statement Made During Initial Appearance
Section 10-923 - Admissibility of Evidence of Other Sexually Assaultive Behavior
Section 10-924 - In-Custody Witness Testimony -- Information Stored and Maintained