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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="1-206" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “fiduciary deposit surety bond” means a surety bond that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Guarantees the payment of deposited funds awaiting distribution or investment held by a financial institution in a fiduciary capacity; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to the terms and conditions of the bond, is irrevocable and absolute.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in §§ 6-202 and 6-209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, if applicable law requires a deposit made by a financial institution to be collateralized, the financial institution may take as collateral for the deposit, in addition to any other permissible collateral, a fiduciary deposit surety bond issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this State, the claims-paying ability of which is rated in the highest category by at least two nationally recognized statistical rating agencies.</text>
  </level>
</section>
