The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-10-08
CHAPTER 80

AN ACT TO repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section 1873 OF Article
bg Of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(l035 Supplement-, title licenses
ing "Iiability-when Operator andIor
Owner Required to Give Security
For. providing that discharge IN
bankruptcy or under insolvency pro-
ceedings shall not relieve the operator
or chauffeur and/or owner from sne
obligation to satisfy Judgment Tor
damages on account Of personal IN
inries or TO property before having
his license renewed or his certincate
OF registration restored.
Section 1. Be II enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sec.
tion Is7B Of Article SO OF the Annotate1
Code of Maryland u9S5 suppiemenWn,
hicles". sub-heading "Liability-Wnen
Onerator and/or Owner Required to
Give Security For, be and 1t Is hereby
reneaIed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
1873. The operators and/or ehaul-
Reur's license and all OF the registration
certificates Of any person, In tne event
81 MIS- failure within thirty 900 days
Thereafter. 10 satisfy any Judgment
which shall have become final, by expi-
ration without appeal of the time within
which appeal might have been perfected
or by dnal affirmance on appeal, rem
dered against him by a court Oh con- IN
snv other state or the District or Co
Inr,bIa. or in any District Court or the
limited states, or by a court OF compe-
tent jurisdiction In any Province OF the
Dominion OF Canada, for damages on
account OF personal injury, ineiuu anss
death, or damage TO property IN excess
OF dfty dollars $4,000 resulting from
the ownership, maintenance, use or op-
Grafton hereafter OF motor VehlSIe
shall be forthwith suspended Dy sne
Commissioner upon receiving certlneu
copV or transcript OF such maj Juus-
r.ent from the court In which the same
was rendered showing such Judgment
~ judgments to have been still unsatis-
ied more than thirty 1907 days after the
same became final. as aforesaid, anu
shall remain so suspended ana snall not
be renewed nor shall any motor We
hicle be thereafter registered In his
name while any such judgment remains
unsfaved. unsatisfed and subsisting ana
until every such Judgment Ia satisfied
or discharged and until the said person
gives proof OF his ability 20 RESPOND IN
damages aa required in Section lsiA
bereoe FOR future accidents and dis
charge in bankruptcy or under insolv-
encv nroceedinRs shall not relieve such
person. operator or chauffeur from the
obli cation 10 satisfy such Judgment be-
fore having his license renewed OF ms
certfdcate OF registration restored. IL
shall he the duty OF the clerk OF the
court. or OF the court where u has no
clerk' IN which any such judgment IN
rendered 10 forward Immediately AFTER
the expiration Of said thirty lsOl DAYS
as aforesaid. upon request OF the Judg
ment creditor, TO the Commissioner
cersiaed copy OF such Judgment or
transcrlpt thereof. as aforesaid. In the
svenf the defendant II q nonresident,
a Hhall be the duty Of the Commissioner
20 transmit TO the Commissioner OF MO-
tor Vehicles or oficer IN charge OF tne
issusnce Of operators permits and reg
tsfrsfioa cerfiacates OF the State or
Province Of which the defendant IL a
reaiapnt. q certified copy OF the said
isdgment. n after such proof has been
givea, aay other such Judgment SHAH
BE- recovered against such person ZOE
an accident 0ccnrring before sucn proof .
vas eiVen, but sitter January 1. 1882.
such Heenss or licenses and certineate
OF certificates shall again be and remain
90 suspended. and no other such license
OF certlhcate shah Be issued 20 sueh
S ss.Ss v mall 2 s sSSA saS.ssss
aforesaid.
Provided, however. anythlss IN this
sub title be the eontrary notwithstand-
lag. that
az whsn $500 has been credited
upea asy Judgment or Judgments ren-
dered IL excess % that amount for
persenal inlury 10 OF the death Of one
person a. the result Of sny oae aeei-
Il, whsa. subject to the limit Of
eS0e for any one person 90 iniared or
kiIlea. the sum 81 sio.0oo has been
CREDITED upen any ludGmept OF tudg-
meats rendered In excess q that amount
fos psrsoasl iniary 70 Or ne Death q .,
"a whsn al 900 has heen credited
uoan anY Sndgnemt or 1Hdwmenta In en-
ceas "a that amount for damage %
property ~ thu result 81 sny one acci-
dsnt; rsssitisg from ne ossefsnip.
naiateuanca. uas Or operaiioa % . mo-
Zoe Vrhicle, thea ana n aaeh event. such
payment o. payments shah - deemed
4 Natlafaetlon Of auch gadgment %
juaEments Ger ihs puFpeas 81 THIS see'
Al provided. further. that . iudg-
meat asbtor 20 whoa this section aP-
plies may, for the sole puFpess q gixins
safharlfv 10 the CommtssIoner % aa-
thorins the judgment dsbter % operate
. motor vehicle thereafles. On Que 40
tlce 40 the ludFmenf ereaisef. epply q
the eamFt IN which the trial iuagHnent
snch Judgment Ia insiailments, and The
coort, IL IL dincrstion aad without pfsi.
udice 70 any other lsgal Femsdies Nhich
the ludgment credltar maF have, nay
- order, nEing the amounta and times
OF payment o. tie Massachusetts,. While
the lndRmeaf debtor - net In d1fsait
IA payment Of such imstaiiuaenta. the
Commissioners. upon his xivtnG prpof -
abiuty % ronpond IL damages Ter ~
ture aceidenfn. e. harsln before proFiae1.
may. IN his diacrellon. seslore 81 ~
frulN from e1Gpano|nR hia Nrs1a9 aa4f
ar IraNIatFaffon 4rr4a A. rrrfInra1oa 4
but sucA ucensa naaf14 eRTfINraia 81
cerllNnatea shall ~ NaaNan&n1 a. haEu-
lnheiese pseEidsd = ana wAan ~ cem.