Maryland Code, INSURANCE 7-308
Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 7-308
- 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
- registered mail: include the uses, procedures, and fees of the United States Postal Service;
(2) "certified mail" includes "registered mail"; and
(3) "registered mail" includes "certified mail". See - Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) each person that does not reside in, is not domiciled in, or is not authorized to do business in the State that files a statement with the Commissioner under this subtitle; and
(2) all actions arising out of a violation of this subtitle.
(b) (1) A person that is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State under subsection (a)(1) of this section is deemed to appoint the Commissioner as attorney for service of process in any proceeding arising out of a violation of this subtitle.
(2) Copies of all process shall be served on the Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner shall send a copy of the process by registered mail to the person at the person’s last known address.