1040                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 446

Fund," to require a hearing on a petition to sue the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles in a "hit and run" case under the Unsatisfied
Claim and Judgment Laws of the State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 167 (a) of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatisfied
Claim and Judgment Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

167.

(a) When the death of, or personal injury to, any person arises
out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle in this
State on or after June 1, 1959, but the identity of the motor vehicle
and of the operator and owner thereof cannot be ascertained or it is
established that the motor vehicle was, at the time said accident
occurred, in the possession of some person other than the owner
without the owner's consent and that the identity of such person
cannot be ascertained, any qualified person who would have a cause
of action against the operator or owner, or both, in respect to such
death or personal injury for a sum in excess of one hundred dollars
($100.00), exclusive of interests and costs, or the personal repre-
sentative of such person, may, upon notice to the Commissioner and
the Board, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order
permitting him to bring an action therefor against the Commissioner
in such court, and the court [may proceed] shall hold a hearing upon
such application [in a summary manner], and may make an order
permitting the applicant to bring such an action against the Com-
missioner, when the court is satisfied upon the hearing of the appli-
cation, that—

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 446
(Senate Bill 214)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 150 (g)
of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Sup-
plement), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund," to exclude from the definition of "qualified per-
son" under the Unsatisfied Judgment Fund Law the owners of
vehicles bearing temporary registration plates as authorized under
the motor vehicle law. AND WHO ARE NON-RESIDENTS OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 150 (g) of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1966 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatis-
fied Claim and Judgment Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: