Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Negotiable Instruments
Subtitle 4 - Liability of Parties

Section 3-401 - Signature - (a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless...

Section 3-402 - Signature by Representative - (a) If a person acting, or purporting to act, as...

Section 3-403 - Unauthorized Signature - (a) Unless otherwise provided in this title or Title 4,...

Section 3-404 - Imposters; Fictitious Payees - (a) If an impostor, by use of the mails or...

Section 3-405 - Employer's Responsibility for Fraudulent Indorsement by Employee - (a) In this section: (1) “Employee” includes an independent contractor...

Section 3-406 - Negligence Contributing to Forged Signature or Alterations of Instrument - (a) A person whose failure to exercise ordinary care substantially...

Section 3-407 - Alteration - (a) “Alteration” means (i) an unauthorized change in an instrument...

Section 3-408 - Drawee Not Liable on Unaccepted Draft - A check or other draft does not of itself operate...

Section 3-409 - Acceptance of Draft; Certified Check - (a) “Acceptance” means the drawee's signed agreement to pay a...

Section 3-410 - Acceptance of Varying Draft - (a) If the terms of a drawee's acceptance vary from...

Section 3-411 - Refusal to Pay Cashier's Checks, Teller's Checks, and Certified Checks - (a) In this section, “obligated bank” means the acceptor of...

Section 3-412 - Obligation of Issuer of Note or Cashier's Check - The issuer of a note or cashier's check or other...

Section 3-413 - Obligation of Acceptor - (a) The acceptor of a draft is obliged to pay...

Section 3-414 - Obligation of Drawer - (a) This section does not apply to cashier's checks or...

Section 3-415 - Obligation of Indorser - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) and...

Section 3-416 - Transfer Warranties - (a) A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants...

Section 3-417 - Presentment Warranties - (a) If an unaccepted draft is presented to the drawee...

Section 3-418 - Payment or Acceptance by Mistake - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), if the drawee...

Section 3-419 - Instruments Signed for Accommodation - (a) If an instrument is issued for value given for...

Section 3-420 - Conversion of Instrument - (a) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies...