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MARYLAND MANUAL 135
ment daily; a tag shipping room to facilitate the distribution of millions of license tags; a garage to insure that vehicles used by Department license examiners, investigators, license reviewers and others are kept in good running condition; a medical officer to render aid when needed to both employees and the many hundreds of citizens who visit the Department daily; and a stockroom to provide storage for the Department's forms, license tags, equipment and documents required to be kept by the motor vehicle laws. The Commissioner represents Maryland on the National Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission. He also works closely with repre- sentatives of other States in the development of minimum standards for automotive equipment. The Department also works closely with members of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administra- tors in the development of the most efficient program in the field of motor vehicle administration. All fees collected for the registration and titling of motor vehicles and all fines collected are deposited by the Department to the credit of the Motor Vehicles Revenue Fund (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., Art. 66%, sees. 4-6, 10, 22-29, 90, 116-35, 341; 1967 Supp., Art. 66%, sees. 8, 86A, 114A, 118-123). In 1966 these fees amounted to $69,195,929.90. Appropriations 1967 1968 Special Funds ................................. $7,723,150 $8,502,098 Staff: 1,000. UNSATISFIED CLAIM AND JUDGMENT FUND BOARD Chairman: Walter W. Falck, 1968 Vice Chairman: Mrs. Henry A. Warburton, 1968 Secretary: John P. Stritehoff, 1968 Ex officio members: John R. Jewell, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; Newton 1. Steers, Jr., Insurance Commissioner. Appointed members: J. Cavendish Darrell, 1968; Paul E. DuPont, 1968; Albert W. Hegwood, 1968; John T. Roberts, Jr., 1968; Vacancy, 1968. Manager: John H. Calhoun Assistant Manager: Henry B. Suter Chief Account Clerk: Josephine R. Brewer 6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E. Glen Burnie 21061 Telephone: 761-4732 The Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board, established by Chapter 836, Acts of 1957, consists of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Insurance Commissioner, ex officio; four representa- tives of insurers appointed annually in July by the Insurance Commis- sioner for one-year terms, and four members representing the public appointed annually by the Governor by Chapter 667, Acts of 1965. The Board administers the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund, which was created from the following sources: (1) an $8.00 fee paid on April I or May 1, 1958, for each uninsured motor vehicle by the person registering the vehicle; (2) a $1.00 registration fee paid on April I or May 1, 1958, for each insured motor vehicle by the person registering the vehicle; (3) 0.5% of the net direct written premiums of each insurer for the year 1958. Beginning on December 30 of each year, the Board is to estimate annually the amount necessary to enable the Fund to pay claims against it for the following year. If there is a deficiency, the Board is to make it up as follows: (1) the insurers are to pay a sum not greater than 2% of the aggregate net direct written premiums of all |
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