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the provisions of said Section 512, as amended by Chapter 260 of
the Acts of 1966, without change; and to repeal said Section 513
of the Code of Public Local Laws, as was originally intended in
Chapter 260 of the Acts of 1966.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved March 24, 1967.

CHAPTER 30
(Senate Bill 36)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 178(3)
of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume and 1966 Cumulative Supplement), title "Insurance
Code", subtitle "Agents and Brokers", to correct an error in this
section relating generally to the scope, type, etc. of examinations
and re-examinations of applicants for qualification as to life in-
surance, health insurance or annuities.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 178(3) of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Replacement Volume and 1966 Cumulative Supplement),
title "Insurance Code", subtitle "Agents and Brokers", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and to read as
follows:

178.

(3) The Commissioner shall establish reasonable rules and regu-
lations with respect to the scope, type, conduct and grading of such
written examinations and the times and places within this State
where they shall be held; provided, that applicants shall be permitted
to take such examinations at least once in each week at the principal
office of the Commissioner, and provided further that such examina-
tions shall be offered at least once in each month at a location on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and once each month at a location on
the Western Shore of Maryland, (other than Baltimore City), such
locations to be selected by the Commissioner; and all examinations
must be graded within thirty days following the date of the
examination.

Any person who shall have taken and failed to pass any such
examination shall not be entitled to take any further examination
until fourteen (14) days after the date of the last examination in
which he failed. Any person shall be entitled to take not more than
three examinations for an initial fee of $5.00. If a person is not
successful in obtaining a passing grade after three examinations,
it shall be necessary for such person to wait a period of at least six
(6) months from the last examination before he is eligible to take
another examination. If having failed to obtain a passing grade after
six examinations, a person shall be required to wait at least one
year from the [late] date of his last examination before attempting