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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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INSURANCE |
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TITLE 27. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND OTHER PROHIBITED PRACTICES |
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SUBTITLE 4. FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACTS |
§ 27-407. Solicitation
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(a) In general. -- It is a fraudulent insurance act for:
(1) a person, for personal gain, to solicit an individual injured by or in a motor vehicle to sue or retain a lawyer to represent that individual in a lawsuit;
(2) a person, for personal gain, to solicit an individual injured by or in a motor vehicle to seek care from a health care practitioner; and
(3) a lawyer or health care practitioner to employ, directly or indirectly, or in any way compensate a person for the purpose of having that person solicit or attempt to solicit clients for the lawyer or health care practitioner.
(b) Construction of section. -- This section does not prohibit public communications or activity allowed by applicable rules of professional conduct or activity protected under the State or federal Constitution.