Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 8-302
Rights acquired upon delivery
Effective Jul 1, 2001Added by Acts 1996, c. 92, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 282, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.State of Maryland
- (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.
- (b) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.
- (c) A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.
Added by Acts 1996, c. 92, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 282, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.