§ 17-411. Licensee reimbursement of Guaranty Fund
West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and Professions
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 17-411
§ 17-411. Licensee reimbursement of Guaranty Fund
(a) After payment of a claim by the Guaranty Fund, a licensee who the Commission finds responsible for the act or omission that gave rise to the claim shall reimburse the Guaranty Fund in full for:
(b) Each licensee who the Commission finds responsible for the act or omission that gave rise to a claim is jointly and severally liable for the claim.
(c) If a licensee does not reimburse the Guaranty Fund as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Commission or the State Central Collection Unit, as assignee of the Commission, may bring an action against the licensee for the amount that has not been reimbursed.
(d) The Commission or the State Central Collection Unit, as assignee of the Commission, shall be entitled to a judgment for the amount that the licensee has not reimbursed the Guaranty Fund if the Commission proves that:
(e)(1) If a person liable for reimbursing the Guaranty Fund under this section receives a demand for reimbursement and fails to reimburse the Fund, the reimbursement amount and any accrued interest or cost are a lien in favor of the State on any real property of the person if the lien is recorded and indexed as provided in this subsection.
(2) The lien in favor of the State created by this subsection may not attach to specific property until the State Central Collection Unit records written notice of the lien in the office of the clerk of the court for the county in which the property subject to the lien or any part of the property is located.
(4) The notice required under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall contain the name and address of the person against whose property the lien exists, the amount of the lien, a description of or reference to the property subject to the lien, and the date the Guaranty Fund paid the claim giving rise to the lien.
(5) Upon presentation of a release of any lien in favor of the State created by this subsection, the clerk of the court in which the lien is recorded and indexed shall record and index the release and shall note in the lien docket the date the release is filed and the fact that the lien is released.
(f) For the purpose of excepting to a discharge of a licensee under 11 U.S.C. § 523, the Commission or the State Central Collection Unit, as assignee of the Commission, is a creditor of the licensee for the amount that was paid by the Guaranty Fund but that has not been reimbursed by the licensee.
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Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Business Occupations and Professions § 16-411 by Acts 1994, c. 3, § 13, eff. Feb. 28, 1994.
Formerly Art. 56A, § 4-411.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 17-411, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 17-411
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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