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would be payable in respect to the death or injury under any policy
of insurance which was in force at the time of the accident. If more
is recovered and collected in any such action than the amount paid
out of the Fund by reason of the judgment the Fund shall pay the
balance after reimbursing itself, to the judgment creditor. The Fund
may bring such an action against either or both persons within six
months after the identity of either or both persons is established or
the whereabouts of either or both persons is established notwith-
standing any other statute of limitations.

243K. Unlawful acts; penalties.

(a)    It is unlawful for any person or any servant of any person
to file with the Fund any notice or document required under this part
which is knowingly false or untrue or contains KNOWING THE
SAME TO BE FALSE OR UNTRUE OR CONTAINING any
material misstatement of fact.

(b)    Violation of the provisions of this section is punishable, upon
conviction, by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by
imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both.

243L. Definitions. As used in this subtitle,

(a)    "Administrator" means the Motor Vehicle Administrator.

(b)    "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.

(c)    "Automobile" shall include trucks, vans, and trailers, but
shall not include motorcycles or motorbikes.

(d)    "Fund" means the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.

(e)    "Qualified person" means a resident of this State or the
owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State or a resident of
another state, territory, or federal district of the United States or
province of the Dominion of Canada, or foreign country, in which
recourse is afforded to residents of this State, of substantially similar
character to that provided for by this subtitle, but it shall not include:
(1) any automobile collision insurance carrier or other insurer
seeking by way of subrogation any recovery for amounts paid for
damages to motor vehicles, other real or personal property or injuries
to persons under any insurance coverages that may be valid, including
but not limited to collision, fire, theft, medical payments, or uninsured
motorist coverages; or (2) any holder of a certificate of self-insurance
under this article. A vehicle bearing temporary registration plates
issued pursuant to Section 3-602 of Article 66½ shall not be deemed
to be, for the purposes of this section, a motor vehicle registered in
this State, if the owner of the vehicle is a nonresident of the State of
Maryland.

(f)    "Uninsured motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as to which
there is not in force security meeting the requirements of Section
7-101 of Article 66½; and a motor vehicle as to which there is in
force a liability policy meeting the requirements of said Section
7-101 where a receiver or conservator has been appointed by a court
of competent jurisdiction for the insurance company issuing said
liability policy.

(g)    "Person" includes natural persons, firms, copartnerships,
associations, corporations, and governmental bodies.