Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 15-607

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury 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
(a) In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle 1 of this title for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Administration may refuse to grant a license under this subtitle to any person and may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any person if it finds that:

(1) The person, his management personnel, or any other person who has a direct or indirect financial interest in the title service agency is untrustworthy, lacks competence, or has been convicted by final judgment in any court of a crime of moral turpitude; or

(2) The title service agency transactions of the person with the Administration have been marked by fraud or bad faith.

(b) As to any person licensed under this subtitle, instead of or in addition to revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a license under this section, the Administration may order the licensee to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation of this subtitle.