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§ 11-114. Eligibility as guardian of minor or disabled person

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Miscellaneous Rules (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 11-114
§ 11-114. Eligibility as guardian of minor or disabled person
Currentness
Persons convicted of felonies, crimes of violence, assault, or sexual offenses
(a) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of:
(1) A felony;
(2) A crime of violence, as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article;
(3) Assault in the second degree; or
(4) A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree or attempted rape or sexual offense in the third or fourth degree.
Persons convicted of crimes reflecting adversely on honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness
(b) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, including fraud, extortion, embezzlement, forgery, perjury, and theft.

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Added by Acts 2014, c. 291, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 11-114, MD EST & TRST § 11-114
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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