1586

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 116

(3)  AWARD ANY AMOUNT FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, PERSONAL
INJURY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ATTORNEY FEES, COURT COSTS, OR
INTEREST; OR

(4)  AWARD ANY AMOUNT AS A RESULT OF A DEFAULT
JUDGMENT IN COURT.

(D). IF, AT ANY TIME, THE MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE FUND IS
INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY ANY APPROVED CLAIM OR PORTION THEREOF,
THE COMMISSION, WHEN SUFFICIENT MONEY HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE
FUND, SHALL SATISFY THE UNPAID CLAIMS OR PORTIONS THEREOF, IN THE
ORDER THAT THE CLAIMS WERE ORIGINALLY FILED WITH THE COMMISSION
OR WITH A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.

(E) APPROVED CLAIMS SHALL ORDINARILY BE PAID BY THE
COMMISSION IN THE ORDER FILED. IF, HOWEVER, . APPROVED CLAIMS
FILED WITH THE COMMISSION AGAINST A LICENSED CONTRACTOR EXCEED
THE SUM OF $50,000 LESS THE AMOUNT OF UNREIMBURSED CLAIM PAYMENTS
PREVIOUSLY MADE ON ACCOUNT OF THE LICENSEE, THE COMMISSION MAY
PAY APPROVED CLAIMS ON A PRO RATA BASIS WITH EACH CLAIMANT-
RECEIVING THE SAME PERCENTAGE PAYMENT OF THE CLAIM. UPON
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE FUND, UNSATISFIED APPROVED CLAIMS SHALL BE
PAID FROM THE FUND.

257F.

(A)  WHEN THE COMMISSION HAS PAID FROM THE FUND ANY SUM TO A
CLAIMANT, THE COMMISSION SHALL BE SUBROGATED TO ALL OF THE RIGHTS
OF THE CLAIMANT UP TO THE AMOUNT PAID, AND THE CLAIMANT SHALL
ASSIGN ALL OF THE CLAIMANT'S RIGHT, TITLE, AND INTEREST IN THE
CLAIM UP TO THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE CLAIMANT BY THE COMMISSION.
ANY MONEY, INCLUDING INTEREST, RECOVERED BY THE COMMISSION ON THE
CLAIM SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE FUND.

(B)  PAYMENT FROM THE FUND OF ANY SUM TO A CLAIMANT UNDER
THIS SECTION SHALL VEST IN THE COMMISSION OR THE STATE CENTRAL
COLLECTION UNIT A RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT TO THE FUND WITH
INTEREST ON ANY MONEYS PAID ON ACCOUNT OF THE LICENSED CONTRACTOR
FOUND BY THE COMMISSION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLAIM.

(C)  IF THE AMOUNT PAID FROM THE FUND, PLUS INTEREST AT A
RATE SET BY THE COMMISSION, BUT NOT LESS THAN 10 PERCENT PER
YEAR, IS NOT REPAID BY THE LICENSED CONTRACTOR ON WHOSE ACCOUNT A
CLAIM WAS PAID IN FULL WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER NOTICE, THE
COMMISSION OR THE STATE CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT MAY BRING SUIT IN
THE DISTRICT COURT OR OTHER COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION FOR
JUDGMENT AGAINST THE LICENSEE FOR THE UNPAID AMOUNT. THE
COMMISSION OR THE STATE CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO A JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT REMAINING UNPAID UPON A SHOWING THAT:

(1) A CLAIM WAS PAID OUT OF THE FUND ON ACCOUNT OF
THE DEFENDANT AND THAT THE FUND HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED IN WHOLE;
AND