Md. Code Regs. 18.16.01.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 18.16.01.03 - Duties and Responsibilities

A. The duties and responsibilities of the filing office with respect to the filing of records pursuant to this subtitle are ministerial.

B. In accepting or refusing to accept a record, the filing office does not:

(1) Determine the legal sufficiency or insufficiency of a record;

(2) Determine that a security interest in rate stabilization property exists or does not exist;

(3) Determine that information in the record is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part; or

(4) Create a presumption that information in the record is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part.

C. The responsibility for the legal effectiveness of a record rests with the filing party and the filing office bears no responsibility for effectiveness.

D. The State and the filing office and its employees, agents, and servants are immune from liability occurring as a result of errors in or omissions of information provided from the filing office's information management system or any other errors or omissions with respect to filings.

Md. Code Regs. 18.16.01.03