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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="11-604" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Securities Act" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Exemptions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In a civil or administrative proceeding under this title, a person claiming an exemption or an exception from a definition has the burden of proving the exemption or exception.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In a criminal proceeding under this title, the burden of going forward with evidence of a claim or exemption or exception from a definition is on the person claiming it.</text>
  </level>
</section>
