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§ 26-402. Service contract and membership card provided to members

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 26. Motor Clubs
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Insurance, § 26-402
§ 26-402. Service contract and membership card provided to members
Currentness
In general
(a) Each motor club shall provide to its members:
(1) a service contract;
(2) a membership card; and
(3) the following information:
(i) the exact name of the motor club;
(ii) the street address of the motor club's home office;
(iii) the street address of the motor club's principal place of business in the State;
(iv) the telephone numbers of the motor club's home and business offices; and
(v) a description of the motor club services or benefits to which the member is entitled.
Form of service contract
(b) Unless a motor club provides and the Commissioner approves another form of service contract, the service contract consists of:
(1) the completed application or renewal application of the motor club;
(2) the filed fees to be charged to members of the motor club; and
(3) the description of motor club services or benefits to which the members are entitled.
Restrictions relating to service contracts
(c) A service contract may not:
(1) contain inconsistent, ambiguous, or misleading clauses, exceptions, or conditions that deceptively affect the risk purported to be assumed or the motor club service to be performed;
(2) contain an inequitable provision that does not have a substantial benefit to the member;
(3) require the payment of fees that are unreasonable in relation to the motor club service agreed to be performed; or
(4) offer reimbursement only, unless the contract clearly states that emergency road service will not be provided.

Credits

Added by Acts 1996, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 39, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
Formerly Art. 48B, §§ 3, 10.
MD Code, Insurance, § 26-402, MD INSURANCE § 26-402
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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