Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 11-604

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
(a) In a civil or administrative proceeding under this title, a person claiming an exemption or an exception from a definition has the burden of proving the exemption or exception.

(b) In a criminal proceeding under this title, the burden of going forward with evidence of a claim or exemption or exception from a definition is on the person claiming it.