Md. Code, Insurance § 23-307.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 23-307.1, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§23–307.
Official statutory text
§23–307.1.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) (i) “Electronic check” means a form of payment in which a fund transfer is made electronically from a payer’s bank account to a premium finance company’s bank account.
(ii) “Electronic check” does not include a written check that is delivered to a premium finance company or an agent by hand delivery, regular mail, or other form of personal delivery.
(3) “Electronic payment” includes payment by credit card, debit card, or electronic check.
(b) A premium finance agreement may require the insured to pay an electronic payment fee if the insured elects to pay a premium finance company by means of an electronic payment.
(c) A premium finance company may charge an electronic payment fee, which may not exceed $8, for actual expenses incurred by the premium finance company for the electronic payment.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) (i) “Electronic check” means a form of payment in which a fund transfer is made electronically from a payer’s bank account to a premium finance company’s bank account.
(ii) “Electronic check” does not include a written check that is delivered to a premium finance company or an agent by hand delivery, regular mail, or other form of personal delivery.
(3) “Electronic payment” includes payment by credit card, debit card, or electronic check.
(b) A premium finance agreement may require the insured to pay an electronic payment fee if the insured elects to pay a premium finance company by means of an electronic payment.
(c) A premium finance company may charge an electronic payment fee, which may not exceed $8, for actual expenses incurred by the premium finance company for the electronic payment.
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