§ 11-114
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§11–114.
(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:
(1)A felony;
(2)A crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;
(3)Assault in the second degree; or
(4)A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree or attempted rape or sexual offense in the third or fourth degree.
(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.