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the Board] to settle all claims set forth in the complaint in said
action and stating the amount proposed to be paid him pursuant
thereto. If the court [be] is satisfied of the fairness of such pro-
posed settlement, it IN THE ACTION AND STATING THE
AMOUNT PROPOSED TO BE PAID TO HIM PURSUANT TO
THE SETTLEMENT, THE COURT may enter an order approving
such settlement and enter a judgment against the Board for the
amounts so agreed. to be paid thereunder.

[(b) In an action brought against the Board pursuant to an
order by the court entered in accordance with the provisions of
Section 167, the insurer to whom such action has been assigned may
settle without court approval any claim involving payment of $5,000
or less with approval of the chief administrative employee of the
Board and any member of the Board satisfied that the claimant has
complied with the requirements of Section 167.]

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 28, 1970

CHAPTER 491
(House Bill 933)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 156A of
Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Supple-
ment), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund," to clarify the ten-day limit on post judgment
procedures for certain judgments entered pursuant to the Unsatis-
fied Claim and Judgment Fund law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 156A of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 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fied Claim and Judgment Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and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:

156A.

As soon as practicable after assignment of any claim or action to
an insurer for investigation and defense, and if the Board finds that
the defendant was negligent and that his negligence was the proxi-
mate cause of the accident from which the action arises, the Board
shall negotiate with the plaintiff to obtain an offer of settlement of
the claim or action. If the Board finds that the plaintiff's offer is
reasonable, it shall submit the offer to the defendant for acceptance
or rejection. If defendant accepts the offer, the plaintiff shall pro-
ceed to settlement as provided in Section 161 herein. If defendant
rejects the offer, the Board shall cause a notice to be served upon the
defendant sent by registered mail to his last known address which
shall state: (1) That the insurer to which the claim or action was
assigned for defense shall withdraw from the claim or action without
further notice at the expiration of thirty days from the date of the