HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2915

terms; generally relating to the Maryland Automobile
Insurance Fund, uninsured motorists, and verification of
required security; and providing that provisions of this Act
are severable.

BY adding to

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 481C

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 243C(a) and 243M(d) and (e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article. - Transportation

Section 17-106(e), 17-108(a), 17-109, and 17-110

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 17-111

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, Maryland law requires automobile insurance on the
owner of any vehicle registered with the Motor Vehicle
Administration; and

WHEREAS, In 1972 the Maryland General Assembly enacted
insurance reform legislation, and, as a by-product, created the
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to provide coverage for
Maryland residents who were either cancelled by private insurers
or refused insurance by 2 private insurers; and

WHEREAS, The number of vehicles registered in this State
whose owners have opted to be uninsured number between 90,000 and
300,000; and

WHEREAS, The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund was mandated
to insure only the worst of the high risk drivers, and though its