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§ 16-107. Ownership of securities upon death of owner

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Maryland Uniform Transfer-on-Death (Tod) Security Registration Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 16-107
§ 16-107. Ownership of securities upon death of owner
In general
(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.
Reregistration
(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.
Tenants in common
(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.
No surviving beneficiary
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1994, c. 644, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 16-107, MD EST & TRST § 16-107
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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