Maryland Investor Resources
It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly to:
(1) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2) Make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or
(3) Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on any person.
MD Code Corps. & Assns. 11-301 (Maryland Code (2023 Edition)). Civil Penalties The Maryland Uniform Securities Act, in § 11-703, also provides for “Civil liabilities” and expressly states that:(a) When seller, purchaser or advisor liable.
(1) A person is civilly liable to the person buying a security from him if he:
(i) Offers or sells the security in violation of § 11-304(b), § 11-401(a), § 11-402(a), or § 11-501 of this title, or of any rule or order under § 11-205 of this title which requires the affirmative approval of sales literature before it is used; or
(ii) Offers or sells the security by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the buyer not knowing of the untruth or omission, and if he does not sustain the burden of proof that he did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the untruth or omission.
(2) A person is civilly liable to the person selling a security to him if he offers to purchase or purchases the security by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the seller not knowing of the untruth or omission, and if he does not sustain the burden of proof that he did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the untruth or omission.
(3) A person is civilly liable to another person if the person:
(i) Acts as an investment adviser or representative in violation of § 11-302(c), § 11-401(b), § 11-402(b), or § 11-304(b) of this title or any rule or order promulgated under it, except that an action based on a violation of § 11-402(b) of this title may not be maintained except by those persons who directly received advice from the unregistered investment adviser representative; or
(ii) Receives, directly or indirectly, any consideration from another person for advice as to the value of securities or their purchase or sale or for acting as an investment adviser or representative under § 11-101(h) and (i) of this title, whether through the issuance of analyses, reports, or otherwise, and employs any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud such other person or engages in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on such other person.
(b) Extent of liability. —
(1) A buyer may sue either at law or in equity:
(i) On tender of the security, to recover the consideration paid for the security, together with interest at the rate provided for in § 11-107(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, as amended, from the date of payment, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees, less the amount of any income received on the security; or
(ii) If he no longer owns the security, for damages.
(2) A seller may sue either at law or in equity:
(i) On tender of the consideration paid for the security, to recover the security, together with the amount of any income received on the security, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees; or
(ii) If the buyer no longer owns the security, for damages.
MD Code Corps. & Assns. 11-703, Civil liabilities (Maryland Code (2016 Edition)). In Maryland, FINRA Arbitration hearings are held in Baltimore Under the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure, the FINRA Securities Arbitration hearing locations will selected based upon the hearing location closest to your residence at the time of the events giving rise to the dispute. Additional Maryland Investor Resources: Office of the Attorney General Division of Securities 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 Melanie Senter Lubin Securities Commissioner (410) 576-6360 http://www.oag.state.md.us/securitiesGuiliano Law Group – Securities Arbitration & Investment Fraud Lawyers
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