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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="14-1011" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Rules" subtitle_number="10">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This subtitle governs the effect of the form transfer–on–death deed provided in this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual may establish a transfer–on–death deed by executing, acknowledging, and recording a form transfer–on–death deed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The form transfer–on–death deed shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Be recorded in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the clerk of the circuit court before the transferor’s death; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>State that the transfer to the beneficiary occurs at the transferor’s death.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The following form may be used to create a transfer–on–death deed:</text>
    <text>“FORM TRANSFER–ON–DEATH DEED</text>
    <text>NOTICE TO OWNER</text>
    <text>You Should Carefully Read All Information On This Form And The “Common Questions About The Use Of This Form” Document.</text>
    <text>You May Want to Consult a Lawyer Before Using This Form.</text>
    <text>This form is for current property owners. If not all current owners are signing this form, your name has changed since you acquired the property, or you wish to name multiple people to own the property in the future, consultation with a lawyer is strongly advised. Use of this form for more complex situations than provided for in the form may have unintended consequences.</text>
    <text>This form must be notarized and recorded in each county (or Baltimore City) in which the property is located before your death, or it will not be effective. The notary public cannot be a relative of any beneficiary or owner.</text>
    <text>Please attach and record additional pages if the requested information does not fit on this form.</text>
    <text>IDENTIFYING INFORMATION</text>
    <text>Owner(s) Making This Deed:</text>
    <text>__________________________    ________________________________</text>
    <text>Printed name            Mailing address</text>
    <text>_____________________________ _________________________________ </text>
    <text>Printed name            Mailing address</text>
    <text>Legal description of the property:</text>
    <text>__________________________________________________________________</text>
    <text>__________________________________________________________________     __________________________________________________________________     __________________________________________________________________     __________________________________________________________________</text>
    <text>BENEFICIARIES</text>
    <text>NOTE: If this form names multiple primary beneficiaries or alternate beneficiaries and does not indicate a different form of ownership, the property will be transferred to them as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.</text>
    <text>PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES</text>
    <text>I designate the following beneficiary or beneficiaries if the beneficiary or beneficiaries survive me.</text>
    <text>_________________________    _________________________________</text>
    <text>Printed name            Mailing address, if available</text>
    <text>________________________ _________________________________ </text>
    <text>Printed name            Mailing address, if available</text>
    <text>ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY – Optional</text>
    <text>If my primary beneficiary or beneficiaries do not survive me, I designate the following alternate beneficiary if that beneficiary survives me.</text>
    <text>_________________________    _________________________________</text>
    <text>Printed name            Mailing address, if available</text>
    <text>TRANSFER ON DEATH</text>
    <text>At my death, I transfer my interest in the described property to the beneficiaries as designated above.</text>
    <text>Before my death, I have the full right to revoke this deed. </text>
    <text>SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR OWNERS MAKING THIS DEED</text>
    <text>_________________________    (SEAL) _________________</text>
    <text>Signature                        Date</text>
    <text>_______________________________</text>
    <text>Printed name</text>
    <text>_________________________    (SEAL) _________________</text>
    <text>Signature                        Date</text>
    <text>_______________________________</text>
    <text>Printed name</text>
    <text>PREPARER</text>
  </level>
</section>
