{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-22-505","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 22–505","heading":"","body":"(a) A party may perform its contractual duties or exercise its contractual rights through a delegate or a subcontract unless:\n(1) The contract prohibits delegation or subcontracting; or\n(2) The other party has a substantial interest in having the original promisor perform or control the performance.\n(b) Delegating or subcontracting performance does not relieve the delegating party of a duty to perform or of liability for breach.\n(c) An attempted delegation that violates a term prohibiting delegation is not effective.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=22-505","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"a8f9030b8af45f898edb69c12f97b7572c538ce3a607e13ff2ba9bae6a9ac677","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-22-504","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-22-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}