J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      957

Judgment Fund," to require that cancellations or terminations of
insurance sent to the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund shall
state the reasons therefor, to relate to the reasons for cancellation
or termination, to require sending of a copy of any cancellation
notice to the insured, and to relate generally to cancellation or
termination notices of insurance under the Fund law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 176A(a) of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatisfied
Claim and Judgment Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

176A.

(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 or terminations of in-
surance, reinstatement of insurance and any other information re-
quired by the Board to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle. On
any cancellation or termination notice sent to the Board, it shall re-

quire that the insurer state thereon the reason for the cancellation

or termination. If the cancellation is for non-payment of premium,

this fact shall be stated; if the cancellation is for underwriting rea-

sons and the Board is satisfied that a valid reason for cancellation

because of underwriting exists, the reason may be stated as "for

underwriting reasons." If the Board is not satisfied that a valid

underwriting reason exists, it shall require the insurer to state the

actual reason for cancellation. If termination is due to the expiration

of the period specified in the policy, the reason may be stated as

"expiration" or "non-renewal." If termination is effected at the in-

sured's request, the notice shall specify whether such request was

made by any person holding a power of attorney or other authoriza-

tion to act on behalf of the insured. A copy of any cancellation notice

shall be sent to the insured at the same time the notice is sent to the

Board. QUIRE THAT THE INSURER SHALL INDICATE
THEREON THAT THE CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION IS
FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS: A. NON-PAYMENT
OF PREMIUM; B. UNDERWRITING REASONS; C. EXPIRA-
TION OR NON-RENEWAL OF POLICY; D. TERMINATION AT
INSURED'S PERSONAL REQUEST; E. TERMINATION AT RE-
QUEST OF ONE AUTHORIZED TO ACT FOR INSURED. IF
TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION IS FOR SOME REASON
OTHER THAN THOSE REASONS ENUMERATED, THE NO-
TICE SHALL SO INDICATE, AND DESCRIBE THE REASON.
A COPY OF ANY CANCELLATION NOTICE SHALL BE SENT
TO THE INSURED AT THE SAME TIME THE NOTICE IS SENT
TO THE BOARD. The Board shall also prescribe the manner of
filing the forms and the persons who may file such forms.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.