1036                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 473

(n) (K) "Person" means any individual person, and any firm, as-
sociation, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity.

(o) (L) "Insurance service" means the furnishing to members or
subscribers of coverage under an approved group or blanket policy
of insurance, as defined in and subject to the limitation set forth
in Article 48A, issued to a motor club by an insurance company duly
authorized to do business in this State.

(p) (M) "Theft service" means the offering of assistance in locat-
ing, identifying, or recovering stolen or missing motor vehicles owned
by members or subscribers, or the offering of a reward for the pur-
pose of detecting or apprehending the person guilty of the theft.

(q) (N) "Towing service" means the furnishing to members or
subscribers of means to move a motor vehicle, under power other
than its own, from one place to another.

(r) "Travel service" means the furnishing of advice, information,
assistance, or arrangements for members or subscribers concerning
reservations, various accommodations, and various types of trans-
portation, in connection with providing any other motor club service.

(s) (O) "Representative" or "motor club representative" means
any salesman or other individual who, for compensation, solicits or
sells memberships, subscriptions or franchises on behalf of any
motor club.

2. License required.

On and after September 1, 1971, JANUARY 1, 1972, it shall be
unlawful for any person to provide motor club services or do business
as a motor club in this State without having first met the require-
ments of this Article, and having obtained a certificate of authority
from the Division as approved by the Commissioner pursuant to this
Article. The fee for such certificate shall be two hundred dollars for
the initial license and one hundred dollars each year for the renewal
thereof.

S. Applications for certificates of authority, fees, bonds, or deposits.

(a)  Each motor club shall obtain a {certificate of authority by
filing written application therefor with the Commissioner as here-
inafter provided and otherwise in such form and manner as the
Commissioner shall require.

(b)  The applicant shall furnish to the Commissioner such data
and information as the Commissioner may deem reasonably neces-
sary to enable him to determine, in accordance with the provisions
of this Article, whether or not a certificate of authority should be
issued to the applicant. It shall be executed under oath by the appli-
cant, or if other than an individual, by an authorized officer of the
applicant, and the information filed with the application shall include
the following:

(1) If such applicant is a corporation, a certificate of good stand-
ing from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, to-
gether with the names and addresses of all officers and directors,
and the names and addresses of all persons owning in excess of ten
percent of the capital stock of the corporation issued and out-
standing.