Md. Code, Insurance § 19-306
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 19-306, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§19–306.
Official statutory text
(a) The Commissioner may require the use of an alternative antiarson application if, after a public hearing, the Commissioner finds that:
(1) there is an abnormally high incidence of arson in properties that are insured through a certain type of policy, are in a certain class of property, or are located in a certain geographic area of the State; and
(2) in accordance with this subtitle, the antiarson application described in § 19-305 of this subtitle was implemented with respect to that type of policy, class of property, or geographic area of the State.
(b) An alternative antiarson application may be mandated only for the types of policies, types of occupancies, and geographic areas of the State that otherwise would require the use of an antiarson application under this subtitle.
(1) there is an abnormally high incidence of arson in properties that are insured through a certain type of policy, are in a certain class of property, or are located in a certain geographic area of the State; and
(2) in accordance with this subtitle, the antiarson application described in § 19-305 of this subtitle was implemented with respect to that type of policy, class of property, or geographic area of the State.
(b) An alternative antiarson application may be mandated only for the types of policies, types of occupancies, and geographic areas of the State that otherwise would require the use of an antiarson application under this subtitle.
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