Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-07
CHAPTER 80

CHAPTER ~
AN ACT to repeal aud re-enact, with
amendments, Section 1S7B Of Article
Sc Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
(la35 Supplement), title Licenses.
subtitle motor Vehicles", sub-head-
ing Liability When Operator andIor
Owner Required to Give Security
For, providing that discharge In
bankruptcy or under insolvency pro-
eeedings shall not relieve the operator
or chauffeur and/or owner from the
obligation to satisfy a judgment for
damages on account OF personal IN
turtles or to property before having
his license renewed or his certificate
Of registration restored.
Section 1. Be II enacted by the Cen
Oral Assembly Of Maryland. That Sec
tion 1873 Of Article 90 of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (1035 SUPPLEMENT-.
title Licenses. subtitle Motor We
hicles'' sub heading "Liability-Whcn
Operator and/or Owner Required to
Give Security For, be and II Is hereby
repealed and re-enacted. with amend
ments, to read as follows:
1S7B. The operators and/or chauf
9eur's license and all Of the registration
certificates of any person, In the event
os his failure within thirty 900 days
thereafter, to 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 final aairmance on appeal. rem
dered against him by a court OF com
petent Jurisdiction in this State or In
any other State or the District OF Co
iMmbia, or In any District Court or the
United States. or by court OF compe-
tent Jurisdiction in any Province OF the
Dominion Of Canada. for damages ON
account Of personal injury, including
DEATH or damage to property In excess
Of fifty dollars $4,000 resulting from
the ownership, maintenance, use or OPP
GRAFTON hereafter of motor vehicle
shall be forthwith suspended by the
Commissioner upon receiving certified
copy or transcript Of such final judg-
ment from the court In which the same
was rendered showing such judgment
or judgments to have been still unsatis-
6ed more than thirty 900 days after the
same became final, as aforesaid, and
shall remain SO suspended and shall not
be renewed, nor shall any motor We
hicle be thereafter registered In his
name while any such judgment remains
unstayed, unsatisf1ed and subsisting and
until every such Judgment Is satisfied
or discharged and until the said person
gives proof Of his ability to respond In
damages as required in Section l81A
hereof. for future accidents and dis
charge In bankruptcy or under tns0lv-
Vncy proceedings shall not relieve such
person, operator or chauffeur from the
obligation to satisfy such judgment be
fore having his license renewed or his
certificate OF registration restored. 1t
shall be the duty Of the clerk OF the
court, or OF the court where II has no
clerk, In which any such Judgment IL
rendered, to forward Immediately after
the expiration Of said thirty. 900 days.
e aforesaid, upon request Of the judg-
iment creditor, to the Commissioner q
certified copy of such judgment or q
transcript thereof. as aforesaid. In the
event the defendant Is non resident.
it shall be the duty Of the Commissioner
10 transmit to the Commissioners or MO-
tor Vehicles or officer in charge OF the
issuance OF operators permits and reg
istration certificates OF the state or
Province OF which the defendant IN q
fesident q certifed copy or the saiu
Judgment. II after such proof mas peen
Given, any other such Judgment shan
81 recovered against such person Tor
an accident occurring before such proof
yke given, but after January l. ivSx,
SllFh license or licenses and certincate
a. certificates shall again be and remain
q suspended, and no other such license
o. certificate shall be issued 70 sucn
Hr.,na unsatisaed and subsIsting. as
aforesaid.
Provided. however, anything In this
rub-title to the contrary notwithstend-
ing, that
a, whom 5000 has been credited
anon anv Judgment or Judgments rem
dsred In excess Of that amount Tor
personal injury to or the death OF one
person as the result OF any one acci-
l2) when, subject to the limit, OF
tx 00O FOR any one person so injured or
Eiiled the sum Of $4,000 has been
credited upon any Judgment or yuug
ments rendered In excess OF that amount
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more than one person as the result OF
any one accident; or
fsl When $1,000 has been credited
upon any Judgment or Judgments In ex-
cess OF that amount for damage 70
property as the result OF any one acct
maintenance, use or operation OF a mo-
tor vehicle. then and In such event, such
payment or payments shall be deemed
eatisfaction OF such judgment or
Judgments for the purpose Of this sec
And provided, further, that Q judg-
ment debtor TO whom this section APP
niles may for the sole purpose OF giving
authority to the Commissioner to au'
thorire the judgment debtor to operate
Z motor vehicle thereafter, ON due no.
tice TO the judgment creditor, apply e
fhe court in which the trial judgment
was obtained for the privilege Of paying
euch Judgment in installments, and the
court, in Its discretion and without pref
udice to any other legal remedies which
the Judgment creditor may have, ma,
90 order. fixing the amounts and time'
OF payment Of the installments. While
the Judgment debtor IL not In default
In payment Of SUCH installments. thu
Commissioner, upon his giving proof o
ability 70 respond In damages for fu
turo accidents, as hereinbefore provided
nay. IN his discretion, restore or re
froIn from euspending his license and
or registration certificate or certificates
but such license and/or certificate o
eartincates shall BE- suspended - here
inbeforo provided n ana when the Com
missioner is satisfied that the judgmen