1440                               Laws of Maryland                          Ch. 534

or immorality upon charges furnished to him in writing by the
Board setting forth the grounds for dismissal and after opportunity
for hearing.

§ 7-605. Rules and regulations.

The Board, from time to time, may adopt, amend, and enforce
all reasonable rules and regulations necessary or desirable in its
opinion in connection with its functions, duties, and responsibilities
in administering this part.

§ 7-606. Notice of accident and intention to file claim.

(a) Any qualified person, who suffers damages resulting from
bodily injury or death or damage to property arising out of the owner-
ship, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in this State on or
after the first day of June, 1959, and whose damages may be satisfied
in whole or in part from the fund or the personal representative of
the person, within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the
accident, as a condition precedent to the right thereafter to apply
for the payment from the fund, shall give notice to the Board, as
prescribed by it, of his intention to make a claim thereon for dam-
ages, if otherwise uncollectible, and shall otherwise comply with the
provisions of this section; provided, any such qualified person, in
lieu of giving said notice within said time, may make proof to the
court on the hearing of the application for the payment of a judg-
ment, or during the hearing of the application to sue the Board
under Section 7-620, either (1) that he was physically incapable
of giving the notice within the period and that he gave the notice
within 30 days after he became physically capable to do so or, in
the event that he did not become so capable that a notice was
given on his behalf within a reasonable period; or (2) that he gave
notice to the Board within SO days of receiving notice that an in-
sured had disclaimed on a policy of insurance so as to remove or
withdraw liability insurance coverage for his claim against a person
or persons who allegedly caused him to suffer damages. In either
notice he shall describe the manner in which the accident occurred,
specifying the time and place of occurrence, identify the operators
and vehicles involved therein and the witnesses to the accident as are
then known to him and describe the injuries then known to him and
the damage to property sustained. The notice shall be accompanied
by

(1)    Certification by a physician of the injuries sustained so far
as they can then be anticipated and of the treatment afforded by
him;

(2)    Itemized estimates of an automobile repairman or itemized
bill, of the cost of repairs if the damage is to an automobile;

(3)    The information known to him with regard to liability in-
surance in effect with respect to the motor vehicles involved in the
accident; and

(4) A copy of the complaint if an action has theretofore been
brought for the enforcement of the claim. The person also shall
notify the Board of any action thereafter instituted for the enforce-
ment of the claim within 15 days after the institution thereof, and
the notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the complaint. The