Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 1-304

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(a) In this section, “subpoena” means a subpoena, summons, warrant, or court order that appears on its face to have been issued on lawful authority.

(b) A fiduciary institution may disclose or produce financial records or information derived from financial records in compliance with a subpoena served on the fiduciary institution, if:

(1) The subpoena contains a certification that a copy of the subpoena has been served on the person whose records are sought by the party seeking the disclosure or production of the records; or

(2) Contains a certification that service has been waived by the court for good cause.