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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="11-304" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Securities Act" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Neither the fact that an application for registration under Subtitle 4 of this title or a registration statement or notice filing under Subtitle 5 of this title has been filed, nor the fact that a person or security is effectively registered constitutes a finding by the Commissioner that any document filed under this title is true, complete, and not misleading.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Neither any such fact nor the fact that an exemption or exception is available for a security or a transaction means that the Commissioner has passed in any way on the merits or qualifications of, or has recommended or given approval to, any person, security, or transaction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>It is unlawful to make, or cause to be made, to any prospective purchaser, customer, or client any representation inconsistent with subsection (a) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
