2584
LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 915
(1) AT ANY STAGE OF A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS
TITLE, IF AN APPLICANT DIES OR ASSIGNS HIS RIGHTS IN THE
APPLICATION, WARRANT, CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY, OR LAND
DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION, THE ASSIGNEE, PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE, HEIR, OR LEGATEE OF THE APPLICANT KAY
REQUEST THAT HE BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE APPLICANT.
(2) ON FILING A REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION IN
THE PROPER FORM, THE PERSON MAKING THE REQUEST SHALL BE
SUBSTITUTED AS THE APPLICANT FOR ALL PURPOSES IN THE
PROCEEDING.
(B) CONTENTS OF REQUEST.
A REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION SHALL BE IN WRITING AND
CONTAIN:
(1) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON
REQUESTING SUBSTITUTION;
(2) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON,
OTHER THAN THE PERSON REQUESTING SUBSTITUTION AND THOSE
PERSONS NAMED IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION, WHO WOULD
OBTAIN A DIRECT OR INDIRECT TITLE INTEREST IN THE LAND
FOR WHICH THE PATENT IS SOUGHT IF THE PATENT WERE ISSUED
TO THE PERSON REQUESTING SUBSTITUTION;
(3) A STATEMENT OF THE MANNER BY WHICH THE
PERSON REQUESTING SUBSTITUTION SUCCEEDED TO THE RIGHTS OF
THE ORIGINAL APPLICANT;
(4) THE ORIGINAL OR AN OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED
COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT BY WHICH THE SUCCESSION OF INTEREST
WAS EFFECTED;
(5) A DESCRIPTION OF ALL CHANGES IN AND
REQUIRED CORRECTIONS OF ANY OF THE STATEMENTS AND FACTS
CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION;
(6) A STATEMENT THAT, EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED
UNDER ITEM (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE STATEMENTS AND
FACTS CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION ARE ACCURATE
AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF THE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION,
AND BELIEF OF ALL PERSONS SIGNING THE REQUEST; AND
(7) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER
REQUIRES UNDER A RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER §13-203
OF THIS TITLE.
(C) SIGNATURE AND VERIFICATION.
THE REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION SHALL BE SIGNED AND
VERIFIED BY THE PERSON REQUESTING SUBSTITUTION AND BY
EACH PERSON REQUIRED TO BE NAMED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) (2)
OF THIS SECTION.
13-304. APPEARANCE OF APPLICANT BY ATTORNEY.
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