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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="2-103" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Insurance Administration" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Organization of Administration; General Powers and Duties of Commissioner">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor shall appoint the Commissioner with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commissioner shall serve for a term of 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commissioner is directly responsible to the Governor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Commissioner shall counsel and advise the Governor on all matters assigned to the Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Commissioner may be removed by the Governor for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>malfeasance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>incompetence; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>failure to carry out the duties of office in a manner consistent with the regulatory purpose and requirements of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioner is responsible for the operation of the Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commissioner shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Administration under this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>organize the Administration to function efficiently and to serve the public; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>establish, in the Administration, the units necessary for the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties of the Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commissioner shall devote full time to the duties of office.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Commissioner is in the executive service of the State Personnel Management System and is entitled to compensation under the Executive Pay Plan in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Commissioner shall be covered by a surety bond or an insurance policy of the type and in the amount of coverage determined by the State Treasurer under § 5–108 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioner shall have a seal of office in the form approved by the Governor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The impression and description of the seal shall be filed with the Secretary of State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
