Maryland Code, Commercial Law § 22-505
Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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(a) A party may perform its contractual duties or exercise its contractual rights through a delegate or a subcontract unless:
(1) The contract prohibits delegation or subcontracting; or
(2) The other party has a substantial interest in having the original promisor perform or control the performance.
(b) Delegating or subcontracting performance does not relieve the delegating party of a duty to perform or of liability for breach.
(c) An attempted delegation that violates a term prohibiting delegation is not effective.
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