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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="11-301" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Securities Act" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices">
  <text>It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly to:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>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</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on any person.</text>
  </level>
</section>
