§ 8-205. Form of bonds

MD State Fin & Pro Code § 8-205 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A State unit authorized to issue bonds may issue bonds:

(1)    in coupon form; or

(2)    notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a form that qualifies as a registered form under §§ 103 and 149 of the Internal Revenue Code or a regulation proposed or adopted under those sections.

(b)    Whenever a State unit provides for the sale of bonds in registered form, the State unit may:

(1)    establish procedures for the registration and transfer of the bonds;

(2)    appoint any agent, including an authenticating trustee, corporate trustee, paying agent, registrar, or transfer agent;

(3)    in connection with the establishment and maintenance of a central depository system for the transfer or pledge of the bonds, make agreements with:

(i)    custodian banks and their nominees; or

(ii)    financial intermediaries and their nominees; and

(4)    exercise any other power that relates to issuance of bonds in registered form.