Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 3-111
Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 3-111
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- 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
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) Social Security number; or
(2) Driver’s license number.
(b) On or after June 1, 2010, a person may not include personal information in a deed or other recordable instrument intended for recording.
(c) A person engaged to perform or charged with the duty to record a deed or other recordable instrument that contains personal information may, prior to recording:
(1) Permanently delete the personal information from the deed or other recordable instrument; or
(2) Request that the personal information be masked from the deed or other recordable instrument in accordance with § 8-504 of the State Government Article.
(d) A person is immune from civil liability or criminal penalty if the person:
(1) Inadvertently records a deed or other recordable instrument containing personal information; or
(2) Deletes or masks personal information from a deed or other recordable instrument in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(e) If a deed or other recordable instrument that contains personal information is inadvertently recorded, the inclusion of the personal information does not affect the validity of the instrument.