Maryland Code, INSURANCE 7-803
Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 7-803
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, with respect to a person that engages in an unfair trade practice, the Commissioner, after giving the person notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may take any or all of the following actions:
(1) deny the person’s application for a license or certificate of authority, refuse to renew or revoke the person’s license or certificate of authority, or suspend the person’s license or certificate of authority for a period not exceeding 1 year;
(2) proceed against the person in a court of competent jurisdiction in or outside the State to enjoin an act that would violate this title or to invalidate a transaction made in violation of this title; or
(3) order compliance with this title, including the filing of evidence of compliance and periodic reports about that compliance, and enforce those orders by denying, refusing to renew, suspending, or revoking any license or certificate of authority or otherwise under the laws of the State.