(a) Any person that transacts business in the name of, or for the account of, a statutory trust knowing that the statutory trust’s right to do business in the State has been forfeited and has not been reinstated at the time the business was transacted is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500.
(b) A prosecution for a violation of subsection (a) of this section, concerning acts alleged to have occurred while the right of a statutory trust to do business in the State was forfeited, may not be instituted after the date that a certificate of reinstatement of the statutory trust is filed.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 12-801 - Annual Obligations; Proclamation of Forfeiture Upon Failure to Fulfill
Section 12-802 - Notice of Proclamation; Cure
Section 12-803 - Correction of Mistaken Proclamation
Section 12-804 - Construction of Subtitle With Other Laws
Section 12-805 - Certificate of Reinstatement -- Application
Section 12-806 - Certificate of Reinstatement -- Contents
Section 12-807 - Certificate of Reinstatement -- Acceptance
Section 12-808 - Certificate of Reinstatement -- Evidentiary Effect
Section 12-809 - Violation; Penalty; Limitation
Section 12-810 - Survivability of Contracts and Legal Defenses