(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, each stockholder is entitled to stock certificates which represent and certify the shares of stock he holds in the corporation.
(b) A stock certificate may not be issued until the stock represented by it is fully paid.
(c) (1) Unless the charter or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series without certificates.
(2) The authorization under paragraph (1) of this subsection does not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the corporation.
(3) For shares issued without certificates, on request by a stockholder, the corporation shall send the stockholder, without charge, a statement in writing or by electronic transmission of the information required on certificates by § 2–211 of this subtitle.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 2 - Corporations in General -- Formation, Organization, and Operation
Subtitle 2 - Issuance of Securities
Section 2-201 - Power to Issue Stock and Convertible Securities; Effect of Authorization
Section 2-202 - Subscription for Stock
Section 2-203 - Price and Consideration for Stock
Section 2-204 - Requisites to Issuance
Section 2-205 - Preemptive Rights
Section 2-206 - Payment for Stock and Convertible Securities
Section 2-208 - Classification or Reclassification of Unissued Stock by Board
Section 2-210 - Issuance of Stock Certificate
Section 2-211 - Contents of Stock Certificate
Section 2-212 - Signature and Seal on Certificates for Stock and Other Securities
Section 2-213 - Lost Stock Certificate
Section 2-214 - Fractional Shares