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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 03.05.01.04" title_num="03" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Prohibited Agreements.">
  <text>Contractual agreements are not permitted which tend to circumvent the intention of the Maryland General Assembly and provide any holder subject to this Article with a windfall or private escheat practice. The total reported shall be the amount the owner would have received had the property not been abandoned.</text>
</regulation>