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Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 11-343

  • 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
(a) A person may not willfully withhold information from or knowingly give false or misleading information to the Commissioner, a statistical agency designated by the Commissioner, a rating organization, or an insurer if the information will affect the rates or premiums chargeable under this subtitle.

(b) A person that violates this section:

(1) is subject to the penalties provided in § 11-344 of this subtitle; and

(2) if the violation is committed with intent to deceive, is guilty of perjury and subject to prosecution for perjury in a court of competent jurisdiction.