Section 2-203 - Fees and gifts prohibited. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-203. Fees and gifts prohibited.
 

(a)  Receipt of fees and gifts.- Except as provided in subsection (d) with respect to an estate being administered or about to be administered in the office of the register, a register, deputy, clerk, or any other employee may not ask for, take, or receive from a person a fee, commission, gratuity, gift, or reward for performing a service. 

(b)  Enumeration of service.- The service referred to in subsection (a) of this section includes: 

(1) Giving advice; 

(2) Referring business; 

(3) Performing a service other than for actual expenses of travel incurred in connection with the probate of a will; or 

(4) Acting as agent, representative or in any other capacity for a surety corporation for which compensation is given directly or indirectly. 

(c)  Violations.- Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each offense. 

(d)  Exception.- This section does not apply to the payment of a fee authorized by § 2-206 of this article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 93, § 2-203; 1974, ch. 11, § 2; 1976, ch. 189, § 2; 1987, ch. 11, § 1.]