3652

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 778

adjuster, or adviser obtain a certificate of authority or
[license] QUALIFICATION to transact an insurance business in such
county or city; and no county or city shall levy any occupational
tax or fee for transacting any such business. This section shall
not be construed so as to preempt or prevent the taxation and
regulation of persons engaged in the bail bond business other
than corporate sureties and their agents who are required to
qualify and be licensed by the provisions of this article.

40.

(1) An appeal from the Commissioner shall be taken only
from an order or hearing or with respect to a matter which the
Commissioner has refused a hearing. Any person who was a party to
such hearing, or whose pecuniary interests are directly and
immediately affected by any such order or refusal and who is
aggrieved thereby may, within 30 days after (i) the order has
been mailed or delivered to the persons entitled to receive it,
or (ii) the Commissioner's order denying rehearing or reargument
has been so mailed or delivered, or (iii) the Commissioner's
refusal to grant a hearing, appeal from such order or hearing or
such refusal of a hearing. The appeal shall be taken to the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City, by filing written notice of
appeal in such court and by filing a copy of such notice with the
Commissioner. However, in appeals from the suspension or
revocation of the certificate of authority of a domestic insurer
or of the [license] CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION of an agent[,]
OR broker, [solicitor,] OR THE LICENSE OF A PUBLIC adjuster, or
adviser, the person taking the appeal at his option, in lieu of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, may take the appeal to the
circuit court of the county of Maryland in which the insurer has
its principal place of business or the licensee resides. An
appeal taken pursuant to this subsection shall be captioned in
the name of the person filing the appeal, as the party appellant,
versus the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Maryland, as
the party appellee. In all such appeals, the Commissioner shall
be a necessary party appellee. In addition to the person filing
the appeal and the Commissioner, any other person whose pecuniary
interests are or may be directly and immediately affected by the
matter on appeal, or who may be aggrieved thereby, upon
application to the court, may be deemed an additional party
appellant or appellee, as the court directs.

41.

The commissioner shall collect in advance, and the persons
so served shall pay the following fees to the Commissioner:

(5) [Agent's license:

(i) Appointment of agent, each insurer . $ 5.00

license

(ii) Annual continuance or renewal of
......................................... $ 2.00