Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-207
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 8-207, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§8–207.
Official statutory text
(a) Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificated security in registered form or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer or indenture trustee may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to vote, receive notifications, and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.
(b) This title does not affect the liability of the registered owner of a security for a call, assessment, or the like.
(b) This title does not affect the liability of the registered owner of a security for a call, assessment, or the like.
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