# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 3. Negotiable Instruments

### Subtitle 1. General Provisions and Definitions

#### Section 3-114

If an instrument contains contradictory terms, typewritten terms prevail over printed terms, handwritten terms prevail over both, and words prevail over numbers.

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Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)