§ 27-705. Service on unauthorized foreign or alien insurers
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MD Code, Insurance, § 27-705
§ 27-705. Service on unauthorized foreign or alien insurers
(a) An unauthorized foreign insurer or unauthorized alien insurer is deemed to have appointed the Commissioner to be the attorney of the unauthorized insurer for purposes of service of statements of charges, notices, and process in a proceeding instituted under this title for a misrepresentation set forth in § 27-703 of this subtitle or in a proceeding for the recovery of a penalty under this title and to have agreed that service on the Commissioner has the same legal effect as personal service in the State on the unauthorized insurer if the unauthorized insurer in the State, by mail or otherwise:
(b)(1) Service of statements of charges and notices under this title shall be made by a deputy or employee of the Administration by delivering to and leaving with the Commissioner or an individual in apparent charge of the office of the Commissioner two copies of the statement of charges or notice.
(ii) on or before the date that the unauthorized insurer is required to appear or within any further time that may be allowed, the following items are filed with the Commissioner, in the case of a statement of charges or notice, or with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending, in the case of process:
(c) As an alternative to service under subsection (b) of this section, service of statements of charges, notices, or process is valid if:
(3) on or before the date that the unauthorized insurer is required to appear or within any further time that the court allows, the following items are filed with the Commissioner, in the case of a statement of charges or notice, or with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending, in the case of process:
(d) A cease or desist order, judgment by default, or judgment by confession under this section may not be entered until the expiration of 30 days after the date of the filing of the affidavit of compliance.
(e)(1) Service of process and notice under this article is in addition to all other methods of service provided by law.
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Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 240.
MD Code, Insurance, § 27-705, MD INSURANCE § 27-705
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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