PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 348

(b) Payments of benefits which are not made in accordance with this section and
which arc overdue shall bear simple interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month.

(c) Whenever an insurer providing benefits under § 539 of this subtitle receives
written notice from an insured of the occurrence of an accident, the insurer shall notify
that insured of the latest date on which claim may be filed as provided in subsection
(a)(1) of this section.

545.

(a) The coverages described under § 539 of this subtitle may exclude from
benefits thereunder any person otherwise insured under the policy who:

(1) Intentionally causes the accident resulting in the injury, or

(2) Is injured while operating or voluntarily riding in a vehicle known by him
to be stolen, or

(3) Is injured while in the commission of a felony or while in violation of §
21-904 of the Transportation Article, or

(4) Is a pedestrian injured in an accident outside of Maryland and is not a
resident of Maryland.

(b) With respect to motorcycles, economic loss benefits described under § 539 of
this subtitle may be excluded, or may be offered with deductibles, options or with specific
exclusions.

(c) The insurer may exclude from the coverage described under § 539 of this
subtitle, benefits for the named insured or members of his family residing in the
household when occupying an uninsured motor vehicle that is owned by the named
insured or a member of his immediate family residing in his household.
Article—Business Occupations and Professions
10-605.1.

A LAWYER MAY NOT SEND A WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, DIRECTLY OR
THROUGH AN AGENT, TO A PROSPECTIVE CLIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT IF THE COMMUNICATION CONCERNS AN ACTION FOR
PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH, OR OTHERWISE RELATES TO AN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE PERSON TO WHOM THE COMMUNICATION
IS ADDRESSED OR THE PERSON'S RELATIVE, UNLESS THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED
MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE THE COMMUNICATION IS MAILED.

Article—Health—General

19-1501.—

(a)     In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    "Commission" means the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost
Commission.

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