(a) On death of a sole owner or the last to die of all multiple owners, ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive all owners.
(b) On proof of death of all owners and compliance with any applicable requirements of the registering entity, a security registered in beneficiary form may be reregistered in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survived the death of all owners.
(c) Until division of the security after the death of all owners, multiple beneficiaries surviving the death of all owners hold their interests as tenants in common.
(d) If no beneficiary survives the death of all owners, the security belongs to the estate of the deceased sole owner or the estate of the last to die of all multiple owners.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 16 - Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act
Section 16-102 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Sole or Joint Tenancy Ownership
Section 16-103 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Applicable Law
Section 16-104 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Origination
Section 16-105 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Form
Section 16-106 - Registration in Beneficiary Form -- Effect
Section 16-107 - Ownership on Death of Owner
Section 16-108 - Protection of Registering Entity
Section 16-109 - Nontestamentary Transfer-on-Death; Rights of Creditors
Section 16-110 - Terms, Conditions, and Forms for Registration