Ch. 11                                          1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

"Domestic insurer" § 1-101
"Foreign insurer" § 1-101
"Health insurance" § 13-101
"Insurance" § 1-101
"Life insurance" § 1-101
"Policy" § 1-101
"Reinsurance" § 1-101
"Unauthorized insurer" § 1-101

13-117. ENFORCEMENT OF TITLE.

(A)     ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS.

AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING, THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT
REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS TITLE.

(B)     VIOLATIONS OF TITLE OR REGULATIONS.

IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT AN INSURER OR OTHER PERSON
AUTHORIZED OR LICENSED BY THE COMMISSIONER HAS VIOLATED THIS TITLE OR
A REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE, THEN AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE AND A
HEARING, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL:

(1) SET FORTH THE DETAILS OF THE FINDINGS; AND

(2) ISSUE AN ORDER FOR COMPLIANCE BY A SPECIFIED DATE.

(C)     EFFECT OF ORDER.

AN ORDER ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION BINDS THE
INSURER OR OTHER PERSON AUTHORIZED OR LICENSED BY THE COMMISSIONER
ON THE DATE SPECIFIED UNLESS:

(1)      THE COMMISSIONER WITHDRAWS THE ORDER BEFORE THE
SPECIFIED DATE; OR

(2)      A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION ORDERS A STAY OF THE
ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER.

(D)     JUDICIAL REVIEW.

(1)      A PARTY TO A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS TITLE THAT IS
AGGRIEVED BY AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER IS ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL
REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-215 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2)      THE FILING OF AN APPEAL FROM THE WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL
OF A FORM OR RATE PREVIOUSLY IN USE OPERATES AS A STAY, UNLESS THE COURT
DETERMINES OTHERWISE.

(E)     CIVIL PENALTIES.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW, ON PROOF
SATISFACTORY TO THE COURT, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE ON AN INSURER OR
OTHER PERSON THAT VIOLATES A FINAL ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER WHILE

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