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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Corporations and Associations » Title 11 - Maryland Securities Act » Subtitle 3 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices

Section 11-301 – Offers, Sales, or Purchases

    It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly to:         (1)    Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;         (2)    Make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light […]

Section 11-302 – Advisory Activities

    (a)    It is unlawful for any person who receives, directly or indirectly, any consideration from another person for advising the other person as to the value of securities or their purchase or sale, or for acting as an investment adviser or representative under § 11–101(i) and (j) of this title, whether through the issuance of analyses, […]

Section 11-303 – Misleading Filings

    It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the Commissioner or in any proceeding under this title, any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, false or misleading in any material respect.

Section 11-305 – Senior Investment Protection

    (a)    It is unlawful for any person to use a senior or retiree credential or designation in a way that is or would be misleading in connection with:         (1)    The offer, sale, or purchase of securities;         (2)    Receiving, directly or indirectly, any consideration from another person for advising the other person as to the value of securities or […]

Section 11-307 – Reporting Financial Exploitation of Adults

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Eligible adult” means an individual who resides in the State and is:             (i)    At least 65 years old; or             (ii)    A vulnerable adult.         (3)    “Financial exploitation” means:             (i)    The wrongful or unauthorized taking, withholding, appropriation, or use of money, assets, or property of an eligible adult; or             (ii)    An act […]