Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 8-104
Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 8-104
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- 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
(1) The person is a purchaser to whom a security is delivered in accordance with § 8-301 of this title; or
(2) The person acquires a security entitlement to the security in accordance with § 8-501 of this title.
(b) A person acquires a financial asset, other than a security, or an interest in a financial asset, under this title, if the person acquires a security entitlement to the financial asset.
(c) A person who acquires a security entitlement to a security or other financial asset has the rights specified in Subtitle 5 of this title, but is a purchaser of any security, security entitlement, or other financial asset held by the securities intermediary only to the extent provided in § 8-503 of this title.
(d) Unless the context shows that a different meaning is intended, a person who is required by other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to transfer, deliver, present, surrender, exchange, or otherwise put in the possession of another person a security or financial asset satisfies that requirement by causing the other person to acquire an interest in the security or financial asset in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) of this section.