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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="15-525" title_number="15" title_name="Fiduciaries" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Maryland Uniform Principal and Income Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “depreciation” means a reduction in value due to wear, tear, decay, corrosion, or gradual obsolescence of a fixed asset having a useful life of more than 1 year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A trustee may transfer to principal a reasonable amount of the net cash receipts from a principal asset that is subject to depreciation, but may not transfer any amount for depreciation:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Of that portion of real property used or available for use by a beneficiary as a residence or of tangible personal property held or made available for the personal use or enjoyment of a beneficiary;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>During the administration of a decedent’s estate; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Under this section if the trustee is accounting under § 15-510 of this subtitle for the business or activity in which the asset is used.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An amount transferred to principal need not be held as a separate fund.</text>
  </level>
</section>
