# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 11. Miscellaneous Rules

### Subtitle 1. General

#### Section 11-114

(a) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of:

  (1) A felony;

  (2) A crime of violence, as defined in Sec. 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article;

  (3) Assault in the second degree; or

  (4) A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree or attempted rape or sexual offense in the third or fourth degree.

(b) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, including fraud, extortion, embezzlement, forgery, perjury, and theft.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)