{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-11-114","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 11–114","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of:\n(1) A felony;\n(2) A crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;\n(3) Assault in the second degree; or\n(4) A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree or attempted rape or sexual offense in the third or fourth degree.\n(b) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, including fraud, extortion, embezzlement, forgery, perjury, and theft.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=11-114","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"957922a3dbdca88c52ec19d34badec661e7e56ca3e020f02669d458f328659c1","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-11-113","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-12-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}