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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 9-102

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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) Only a corporation that complies with this title and § 1-201 of this article may conduct the business of a savings and loan association or do business under any name or make any representation that implies that it is a savings and loan association.

(b) On application by the Division Director, a court of competent jurisdiction may issue an injunction to restrain any person from violating this section.

(c) Any person who is convicted of knowingly or willfully violating subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than 10 years for each offense, or a fine of not more than $100,000 for each offense, or both.

(d) This section does not apply to the use of a similar name by any corporation or association formed only to promote the interests of savings and loan associations, the membership of which is made up of savings and loan associations, their officers, or other representatives.