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§ 8-115. Transfers by securities intermediaries; immunity, exceptions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 8. Investment Securities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Short Title and General Matters (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 8-115
§ 8-115. Transfers by securities intermediaries; immunity, exceptions
Currentness
A securities intermediary that has transferred a financial asset in accordance with an effective entitlement order, or a broker or other agent or bailee that has dealt with a financial asset at the direction of its customer or principal, is not liable to a person having an adverse claim to the financial asset, unless the securities intermediary, or broker or other agent or bailee:
(1) Took the action after it had been served with an injunction, restraining order, or other legal process enjoining it from doing so, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, and had a reasonable opportunity to act on the injunction, restraining order, or other legal process; or
(2) Acted in collusion with the wrongdoer in violating the rights of the adverse claimant; or
(3) In the case of a security certificate that has been stolen, acted with notice of the adverse claim.

Credits

Added by Acts 1996, c. 92, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 8-115, MD COML § 8-115
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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