Ch. 11

LAWS OF MARYLAND

in the internal reference occurred in Ch. 98 of the
Acts of 1964.

The stylistic errors were noted by the Michie Company
and. by the professional staff of the Legislative
Division of the Department of Legislative Reference.

154.

(A)  The Commissioner [shall] MAY not be required to pay any
fee to any public officer in this State for filing, recording,
issuing a transcript or certificate or authenticating any paper
or instrument pertaining to the exercise by the Commissioner of
any of the powers or duties conferred upon him under this
subtitle, whether or not [such] THAT paper or instrument [be] IS
executed by the Commissioner or his deputies, employees or
attorneys of record and whether or not it is connected with the
commencement of any action or proceeding by or against the
Commissioner, or with the subsequent conduct of such action or
proceeding. [Nothing herein contained, however, shall be taken
to]

(B)  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION DO NOT relieve the
Commissioner or his deputy, acting as receiver, ancillary
receiver, conservator, etc. pursuant to the terms of this
subtitle, from the payment of all court costs out of the assets
of the insurer prior to any distribution to creditors or
termination of rehabilitation. In all [such cases] CASES, the
costs, including those contained in [paragraph one hereof]
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, shall be charged in the
Commissioner's accounts to the court or be paid by the insurer as
a condition of termination of the proceedings, as the case may
be.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects a stylistic error in an
internal reference, antiquated language, and the
omission of punctuation in Article 48A, § 154.

The stylistic error occurred in, and the punctuation,
a comma, was omitted from Ch. 452 of the Acts of 1967.
The antiquated language was contained in Ch. 553 of
the Acts of 1963.

The stylistic error was noted by the Michie Company.
The antiquated language and the omission of the
punctuation were noted by the professional staff of
the- Legislative Division of the Department of
Legislative Reference.

159.

(a) In all cases of mutual debts and credits between the
insurer and another person in connection with any action or

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