J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1837

CHAPTER 830
(House Bill 482)

AN ACT to add new Section 320A to Article 66½ of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1962 Supplement), title "Mo-
tor Vehicles," subtitle "Offenses and Prosecutions," to follow im-
mediately after Section 320 thereof, providing for the issuance of
Guaranteed Bail Bond Certificates by automobile clubs, associa-
tions, and insurance companies.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 320A be and it is hereby added to Article 66½ of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1962 Supplement)
title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Offenses and Prosecutions," to fol-
low immediately after Section 320 thereof, and to read as follows:

320A.

(a)   Definitions as used in this section:

(1) Automobile SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE INSUR-
ANCE COMMISSIONER OF MARYLAND, AUTOMOBILE club or
association means any group organized for the aid, safety and pro-
tection of motorists, and motor vehicles.

(2)   Guaranteed bail bond means any certificate issued by an auto-
mobile club, association, or insurance company, authorized to write
automobile liability insurance within this State, to any of its mem-
bers or insureds and containing a printed statement that such au-
tomobile club, association, or insurance company and a surety com-
pany or an insurance company authorized to transact both automobile
liability insurance and surety business guarantee the appearance of
the person to whom the certificate has been issued; and provided
further that they will, in the event of the failure of the person to ap-
pear in court at the time of the trial, pay any fine or forfeiture im-
posed on the person in an amount not exceeding two hundred dollars
($200).

(3) Surety company means any company designated as such by the
provisions of Sections 219-231 of Article 48A of this Code, as amend-
ed from time to time.

(b)   Who may become surety. Any surety company may in any
year become surety in an amount not to exceed two-hundred dollars
($200.) in any one incident with respect to any guaranteed bail bond
certificates issued in such year by an automobile club, association, or
insurance company authorized to write automobile liability insurance
within this State by filing with the State Insurance Department of
Maryland an undertaking thus to become surety.

(c)   Forms and Procedures. Rules and regulations relative to
forms and procedure in the use of said guaranteed bail bond certifi-
cate shall be prescribed by the State Insurance Department of Mary-
land.

(d)   Limit of Bond. No guaranteed bail bond certificate shall be
acceptable as a part of or as a contribution to any surety undertaking
or bail bond requirement of an amount in excess of two hundred dol-
lars ($200.).