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§ 20-608. Recovery of money paid by Fund

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsurance

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 20. Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Unsatisfied Claims (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Insurance, § 20-608
§ 20-608. Recovery of money paid by Fund
Currentness
In general
(a) All money paid out by the Fund under this subtitle may be recovered by the Fund from the uninsured party at fault in any manner provided by law, including the Maryland Tax Refund Intercept Program.
Judgments assigned to or obtained by Fund
(b) A judgment that is assigned to or obtained by the Fund:
(1) is considered in its entirety as taken for the use of the State; and
(2) shall be indexed in the appropriate court records in the name of the State of Maryland, Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.
Recovery of actual costs of collection
(c) If the Fund brings suit to enforce a judgment obtained under this subtitle against an uninsured party at fault, the Fund may recover the actual costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees.

Credits

Added by Acts 1996, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 243H.
MD Code, Insurance, § 20-608, MD INSURANCE § 20-608
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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