(a) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may determine the conditions for issuing a new stock certificate in place of one which is alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
(b) In its discretion, the board may require the owner of the certificate to give bond, with sufficient surety, to indemnify the corporation against any loss or claim arising as a result of the issuance of a new certificate.
(c) The issuance of a new certificate under this section does not constitute an overissue of the shares it represents.
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