CHAPTER 434
(House Bill 603)

AN ACT concerning

Civil Actions - Disclosure of Information and Service of Process

FOR the purpose of requiring an insurer or a person that has a self-insurance plan to
provide certain information on the whereabouts last known address of a
defendant who is insured under the insurance policy or self-insurance plan
under certain circumstances; providing that an insurer or a person that has a
self-insurance plan, and their employees and agents, who provide certain
information required by this Act are not subject to certain liability; authorizing
certain service of process under certain circumstances; providing that certain
defenses are not affected by this Act; defining a certain term; providing for the
application of this Act; making provisions of this Act severable; and generally
relating to service of process.

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 6-311 and 6-312
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

6-311.

(A) IN THIS SECTION, "PERSON" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN RULE 1-202 OF
THE MARYLAND RULES.

(B) (1) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN ACTION AGAINST A PERSON WHO HAD
APPLICABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY OR
SELF-INSURANCE PLAN AT THE TIME THE ALLEGED LIABILITY THAT IS THE
SUBJECT OF THE ACTION WAS INCURRED.

(2) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THIS SECTION
APPLIES TO A PERSON WHO IS A DEFENDANT SUBJECT TO A COMPLAINT,
COUNTERCLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, OR THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT.

(C) (1) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION, ON
WRITTEN REQUEST OF A PARTY TO THE ACTION, AN INSURER OR A PERSON THAT
HAS A SELF-INSURANCE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE TO THE PARTY ANY INFORMATION
KNOWN TO THE INSURER OR THE PERSON THAT HAS THE SELF INSURANCE PLAN
CONCERNING THE DEFENDANT'S WHEREABOUTS, INCLUDING THE DEFENDANT'S
LAST KNOWN HOME ADDRESS IF KNOWN.