14                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 11

CHAPTER 11
(House Bill 45)

An Act to add new Section 176A to Article 66½ of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle
"Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund," to follow immediately
after Section 176 thereof, to authorize the Unsatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund Board to provide by rule or regulation for the
submission of proof of insurance under the Fund, relating to the
manner of submission of proof of insurance, providing penalties
for violations, and relating generally to proof of insurance under
the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 176A be and it is hereby added to Article 66½ of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Motor Vehi-
cles," subtitle "Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund," to follow
immediately after Section 176 thereof, to read as follows:

176 A.

(a)  The Board is authorized by rule or regulation to require that
all persons with insured motor vehicles shall submit proof of such
insurance on forms which shall be designated by the Board. The
Board may also require the use of and designate such other forms
as may be necessary to show cancellations of insurance, reinstate-
ment of insurance and any other information required by the Board
to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle. The Board shall also
prescribe the manner of filing the forms and the persons who may file
such forms.

(b)  In its discretion, the Board in lieu of requiring the filing of
proof of insurance by forms as provided in subsection (a), may re-
quire the inclusion of the information contained on the forms as a
part of the applications for annual motor vehicle registrations.

(c)  As used in subsection (a) above, the word "person" shall in-
clude natural persons, copartnerships, associations, corporations and
governmental bodies. The words "insured motor vehicles" shall mean
a motor vehicle as to which there is in force a liability policy meeting
the requirements of Section 122 of this article, or a motor vehicle
which is owned by the holder of a certificate of self-insurance issued
under this article.

(d)  The Board shall include in any rules and regulations adopted
under subsection (a) above penalties for violations of the rules and
regulations so adopted. The penalties shall not exceed those pro-
vided in Section 177 hereof.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the members elected to
each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 13, 1964.