WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1147

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949, and from and after that date shall
apply to all proceedings whether then pending or there-
after filed.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 469

(Senate Bill 378)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
HOB of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1947 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles, " sub-title
"Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility, " relating to
the duties of insurance or surety companies following
receipt of a notice of a motor vehicle accident.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 110B of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles, " sub-
title "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility, " be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

11 OB. (Security Required Following Accident Unless
Evidence of Insurance—Suspension for Failure to Deposit
Security. ) Within sixty days after the receipt of a report
of a motor vehicle accident within this State which has re-
sulted in bodily injury or death, or damage to the property
of any one person in excess of $50., the Department shall
suspend the license of each operator and all registrations
of each owner of a motor vehicle in any manner involved
in such accident, and if such operator is a non-resident
the privilege of operating a motor vehicle within this
State, and if such owner is a non-resident the privilege of
the use within this State of any motor vehicle owned by
him, unless such operator or owner or both shall deposit
security in a sum which shall be sufficient in the judgment
of the Department to satisfy any judgment or judgments
for damages resulting from such accident as may be re-
covered against such operator or owner; provided notice
of such suspension shall be sent by the Department to
such operator and owner not less than 10 days prior to
the effective date of such suspension and shall state the
amount required as security.