A judge of a court established under the laws of the State or the United States or a clerk of court or register of wills, unless the judge, clerk, or register is the surviving spouse of the grantor of the trust, or is related to the grantor within the third degree, may not serve as a trustee of an inter vivos or testamentary trust created by an instrument and executed in the State by the grantor or a trustee, administered in the State, or governed by the laws of the State, unless the judge, clerk, or register was actually serving as a trustee of the trust on December 31, 1969.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 14.5 - Maryland Trust Act
Subtitle 7 - Office of Trustee
Section 14.5-701 - Acceptance or Rejection of Trusteeship
Section 14.5-705 - Resignation of Trustee
Section 14.5-706 - Removal of Trustee
Section 14.5-707 - Duties of Trustee Following Resignation or Removal
Section 14.5-708 - Commissions or Compensation
Section 14.5-709 - Reimbursement for Expenses; Advances
Section 14.5-711 - Judge, Clerk, Register of Wills Prohibited From Serving as Trustee; Exception