Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 11-414
Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 11-414
in effect(a) By order, the Commissioner may cancel a registration or application, if the Commissioner finds that the applicant or registrant:
(1) Has abandoned the application;
(2) Is no longer in existence;
(3) Has ceased to do business as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative;
(4) Is subject to an adjudication of mental incompetence or the control of a committee, conservator, or guardian; or
(5) Cannot be located after reasonable search.
(b) The Commissioner may deem abandoned a notice filing that a federal covered adviser has filed under § 11-405 of this subtitle, if the Commissioner finds that the federal covered adviser:
(1) Has abandoned the notice filing;
(2) Is no longer in existence;
(3) Has ceased to do business as a federal covered adviser;
(4) Is subject to adjudication of mental incompetence or to the control of a committee, conservator, or guardian; or
(5) Cannot be located after a reasonable search.
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