HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1601

CHAPTER 434

(House Bill 307)
AN ACT concerning

Workmen's Compensation - Statute of Limitations

FOR the purpose of increasing establishing the statute of

limitations for prosecutions for the offense of failure of
an employer to secure Workmen's Compensation insurance.

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 5-106(i)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

5-106.

(I) A PROSECUTION FOR THE OFFENSE OF FAILURE TO SECURE
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE UNDER ARTICLE 101, § 19(F) OF
THE CODE SHALL BE INSTITUTED WITHIN 3 YEARS 1 YEAR AFTER AN AWARD
BY THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND A FINDING OF FACT BY
ORDER OF THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION THAT THE EMPLOYER
WAS UNINSURED.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect July 1, 1986.
Approved May 13, 1986.

CHAPTER 435

(House Bill 311)

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility Requirements

FOR the purpose of altering the work search requirement for

unemployment insurance benefits for claimants who are
temporarily unemployed for a certain period; providing that
employees of educational service agencies shall be subject