§ 11-501 Registration requirement
§ 11-502 Registration by notification
§ 11-503 Registration by coordination
§ 11-503.1 Filing of documents and fees required; stop orders
§ 11-504 Registration by qualification
§ 11-505 Filing of registration statement
§ 11-506 Filing fee
§ 11-507 Matters required to be specified in registration statement
§ 11-508 Effective period of registration statement; withdrawal of registration statement; abandonment of registration statement
§ 11-509 Reports by person filing registration statement
§ 11-510 Amendment of registration statement to increase securities proposed to be offered
§ 11-510.1 Registration of indefinite amount of securities
§ 11-511 Denial, suspension, and revocation of registration
§ 11-512 Summary postponement or suspension
§ 11-513 Prerequisites to stop order
§ 11-514 Vacation or modification of stop order

Terms Used In Maryland Code > CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS > Title 11 > Subtitle 5 - Registration of Securities

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  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
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  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
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  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
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  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.