MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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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.

541.

(c) In addition to any other coverage required by
this subtitle, every policy of motor vehicle liability
insurance issued, sold, or delivered in this State after
[January 1, 1973 may] JULY 1, 1975 SHALL contain
coverage, in at least the amounts required under § 7—101
of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970
Replacement Volume and [1972] 1974 Supplement), for
damages which the insured is entitled to recover from the
owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle because
of bodily injuries sustained in an accident arising out
of the ownership, maintenance, or use of such uninsured
motor vehicle. The coverage required under this
subsection (c) shall be in such form and subject to such
conditions as may be approved by the Commissioner of
Insurance. ANY PROVISION IN ANY POLICY OF MOTOR VEHICLE
LIABILITY INSURANCE ISSUED AFTER JULY 1, 1975, WITH
RESPECT TO THE COVERAGE PROVIDED FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY
THE INSURED AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION OF AN UNINSURED
MOTOR VEHICLE, WHICH COMMANDS OR REQUIRES THE SUBMISSION
OF ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE INSURED AND THE INSURER TO
BINDING ARBITRATION, IS PROHIBITED AND SHALL BE OF NO
LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT. In no case shall the uninsured
motorist coverage be less than the coverage afforded a
qualified person under Article 48A §§ 243H and 243-I.
THE COVERAGE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
PRIMARY TO ANY RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM THE MARYLAND
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FUND PURSUANT TO §243H OF THIS
ARTICLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
7-101(c) of Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and
1974 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws

7-101.

(c) The security required under this section shall
be a motor vehicle liability insurance policy written by
an insurer authorized to write such a policy in Maryland
(including the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund)
providing for at least (i) the payment of claims for
bodily injury or death arising from an accident of up to
$20,000 for any one person and of up to $40,000 for any
two or more persons, exclusive of interest and costs;