Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1A - Successor Corporate Fiduciaries
Section 15-1A-01 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
    (b)    “Bank” has the meaning stated in 12 U.S.C. § 1841(c).
    (c)    “Bank holding company” has the meaning stated in 12 U.S.C. § 1841(a).
    (d)    (1)    “Beneficiary” means a person who receives or is entitled as a matter of right to receive a current distribution of principal or income from a trust, estate, or fund with respect to which a substitution of a corporate fiduciary is made under this subtitle.
        (2)    “Beneficiary” includes:
            (i)    If the beneficiary is a minor, the beneficiary’s natural or legal guardian; or
            (ii)    If the beneficiary is a disabled person, as defined in § 13-101 of this article, any person acting on behalf of the beneficiary under a guardianship, conservatorship, or committee.
    (e)    “Capital requirement” means a provision in any court order, statute, regulation, or writing, including a will, trust, or similar document or instrument, that requires a fiduciary to have a specified minimum amount of capital or capital and surplus.
    (f)    “Corporate fiduciary” means:
        (1)    A bank;
        (2)    A trust company; or
        (3)    Any other corporate entity that is authorized to act as a fiduciary under the laws of this State.
    (g)    “Fiduciary” includes:
        (1)    A trustee;
        (2)    An executor or executrix;
        (3)    A personal representative;
        (4)    A receiver;
        (5)    A special administrator;
        (6)    A guardian;
        (7)    A conservator;
        (8)    A committee;
        (9)    A custodian under the Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; and
        (10)    Any other person who has a fiduciary relationship the responsibilities of which are customarily performed by a corporate fiduciary.
    (h)    “Successor fiduciary” means a corporate fiduciary that is substituted for another corporate fiduciary under the provisions of § 15-1A-02 of this subtitle, by reason of:
        (1)    A merger or consolidation of corporate fiduciaries;
        (2)    The acquisition of the stock or assets of a corporate fiduciary by another corporate fiduciary;
        (3)    The transfer by a corporate fiduciary of its trust and fiduciary business to another corporate fiduciary; or
        (4)    The acquisition or formation by a corporate fiduciary of a subsidiary, which is itself a corporate fiduciary, in order to undertake the trust and fiduciary business of the subsidiary’s parent entity.
    (i)    “Trust company” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of this article.