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The court, or the justice of the peace or trial magistrate in which
the action is pending may order continuances as necessary to afford
the defendant a reasonable opportunity to defend the action.

The fee of $2.00 paid by the plaintiff to the Secretary of State
at the time of service shall be taxed in the costs of the proceedings,
and the Secretary of State shall keep a record of all processes which
shall show the day and hour of service, and he shall account for all
funds so coming into his hands for these services, to the proper
officer or department of this State.

(f)    The provisions of this section shall apply in any action or
proceeding against the personal representative, executor, adminis-
trator, committee, or otherwise, of a nonresident when the action or
proceeding arises out of any accident or collision in which the non-
resident may have been involved.

(g)    The following form of notice, to the defendant, shall be
sufficient:

To                                   , Defendant. You are hereby notified

that suit has been filed against you by                                    ,

Plaintiff, in the                    Court                    State of Maryland,

or before a Justice of the Peace or Trial Magistrate, in the
election district of                                   County, Maryland (or be-

fore the Justice of the Peace or Trial Magistrate at large for said
County or in the People's Court of Baltimore City), to recover cause
of action or titling attached hereto; and that service of process
against you has been made by leaving a copy of the process in the
hands of the Secretary of the State of Maryland, or in his office;
and that you must plead to this declaration, cause of action, or
titling within sixty days from the date of delivery noted upon your
return receipt to this letter, or else judgment by default may be
entered against you.

(h) A resident of Maryland who is involved in an accident in
this State, and who removes himself to another state within 3 years
of the accident, thereby appoints the Secretary of State of Maryland
his agent and may be sued by substituted service of process on the
Secretary of State as in the case of a nonresident, as heretofore
provided by this part.

Subtitle 10

Accidents and Accident Reports
§ 10-101. Provisions of subtitle apply throughout State.

The provisions of this subtitle shall apply upon highways and else-
where throughout the state.

§ 10-102. Accidents involving death or personal injury.

(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting
in injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop the vehicle
at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible but shall
then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the
scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of section
10-104. Every stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more
than necessary.