PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 36

(1)      SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL GIVE EXAMINATIONS TO APPLICANTS AT LEAST ONCE
EVERY 2 WEEKS AT THE TIMES AND PLACES THAT THE COMMISSIONER
DETERMINES.

(2)      THE COMMISSIONER SHALL OFFER THE EXAMINATIONS:

(I)      AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AT A PLACE THAT THE
COMMISSIONER DETERMINES ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE STATE; AND

(II)     AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AT A PLACE THAT THE
COMMISSIONER DETERMINES ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE STATE, OTHER
THAN BALTIMORE CITY.

(C)     CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.

TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION, AN APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
COMMISSIONER A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION SHOWING THAT THE APPLICANT
HAS MET THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF § 10-105(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(D)     SUBJECTS AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.

(1)      EACH APPLICANT MUST PASS A PERSONAL WRITTEN EXAMINATION
TO DETERMINE:

(I)       THE COMPETENCE OF THE APPLICANT AS TO LIFE INSURANCE,
HEALTH INSURANCE, OR ANNUITIES OR TO ANY SUBDIVISION OF THEM, INCLUDING
CONTRACTS FOR NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLANS, VISION PLANS, DENTAL PLAN
ORGANIZATIONS, AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; AND

(II)     THE FAMILIARITY OF THE APPLICANT WITH THE APPLICABLE
LAWS OF THE STATE.

(2)      EACH EXAMINATION MUST BE GRADED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE EXAMINATION.

(E)     RETAKING EXAMINATION.

AN APPLICANT WHO FAILS AN EXAMINATION MAY NOT TAKE ANOTHER
EXAMINATION UNTIL AT LEAST 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE LAST
EXAMINATION THAT THE APPLICANT FAILED.

(F)      REGULATIONS.

THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT REASONABLE REGULATIONS ABOUT:

(1)      THE SCOPE, TYPE, CONDUCT, AND GRADING OF THE WRITTEN
EXAMINATIONS; AND

(2)      THE TIMES AND PLACES IN THE STATE WHERE THE EXAMINATIONS
SHALL BE HELD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is standard language added for
clarity. See the General Revisor's Note to this article.

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