Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 4A-503

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
For proper cause and in compliance with applicable law, a court may restrain: (i) a person from issuing a payment order to initiate a funds transfer; (ii) an originator’s bank from executing the payment order of the originator; or (iii) the beneficiary‘s bank from releasing funds to the beneficiary or the beneficiary from withdrawing the funds. A court may not otherwise restrain a person from issuing a payment order, paying or receiving payment of a payment order, or otherwise acting with respect to a funds transfer.