364 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 152

the Insurance Commissioner of licenses issued to any in-
surance broker, broker's solicitor, agent or solicitor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 62 of Article 48A of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Insurance, " sub-
title "Agents and Brokers, " be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

62. REVOCATION OF LICENSE OF AGENT OR
BROKER, Whenever the Commissioner shall be satisfied
that any insurance broker, broker's solicitor, agent or solici-
tor, licensed or registered by this State, has wilfully vio-
lated any of the insurance laws of this State, or has wilfully
misrepresented any policies of insurance, or has dealt un-
justly with or wilfully deceived any citizen of this State
in regard to any insurance policy, or has failed or refused
to pay over to the company or to his principal or other per-
son whom he represents or has represented, or by or for
whom he is employed or acts, any money or property in
the hands of said agent, solicitor, broker or broker's solici-
tor belonging to said company, firm, broker, principal or
person when demanded to do so, or has violated any ruling
of the insurance department which he is by law authorized
to make, or upon conviction of any infamous crime under
the laws of this State, or has been guilty of twisting or at-
tempting to twist by misrepresentation any policy of insur-
ance or has made any false statement, answer or declara-
tion in his application for license, then and in any such
case, the Commissioner may, and it shall be his duty to
suspend or revoke the license of such broker or broker's
solicitor, or suspend or revoke the license of any agent or
solicitor for all companies which he represents in this State
for such length of time as the Commissioner may think
proper; provided, however, that before the Commissioner
shall suspend or revoke said license he shall give ten days'
notice of the charges in writing, to be served upon said
broker, agent or solicitor in person or by registered letter
to his last known address, or by copy of the charges left at
his last known address, and provided an opportunity shall
be given the said broker, broker's solicitor, agent, or solici-
tor to be heard upon said charges, and the said broker,
broker's solicitor, agent or solicitor shall have the right to
have such suspension or revocation of license reviewed by
the Superior Court of Baltimore City, when said offense
occurred in Baltimore City, or by the Circuit Court of any