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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="22-103" title_number="22" title_name="Title Insurance" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, when, in connection with a real estate transaction that involves a purchase money mortgage or deed of trust on land in the State, a title insurer accepts a premium for a policy that insures the title to the property or the title insurer, its agent, or employee accepts a premium for mortgagee title insurance, the person first accepting the premium:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall insert the name of each insured in the title insurance commitment for the title insurance; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>immediately on receipt of the premium, shall deliver to the buyer or agent or attorney of the buyer written notice:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>of the name of each insured under the policy;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>of the face amount of the policy;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>of the buyer’s right and opportunity to obtain simultaneous title insurance in the buyer’s favor;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>of the additional premium that will be required for purchase of simultaneous title insurance in the buyer’s favor;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>that the buyer’s title insurance will be subject only to the contingencies and conditions contained in the title insurance commitment and policy;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>of the buyer’s right to review the title insurance commitment or a sample of the form of policy in which the contingencies and conditions will be inserted;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>that contains a clear statement of the contingencies that must be satisfied to make the buyer’s policy effective, if the buyer’s policy is not effective on payment of the premium; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>that the title insurance commitment or sample of the form of policy into which the contingencies and conditions for insuring will be inserted:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>does constitute a statement of the terms and conditions on which the title insurer is willing to issue its policy of title insurance if the title insurer accepts a premium for the policy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>is not a representation as to the state of title; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>does not constitute an abstract of title.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Before disbursing any funds, the person required to give notice under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain from the buyer, at the time the person delivers the notice, a statement in writing that the buyer has received the notice described in subsection (a) of this section and that the buyer wants or does not want owner’s title insurance.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The person required to give notice under subsection (a) of this section shall retain the original signed statement of receipt required by subsection (b) of this section and a copy of the notice required by subsection (a) of this section for 3 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The statement of receipt and notice shall be available for inspection by the Commissioner on request.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This section does not apply to a real estate transaction involving a mortgage or deed of trust securing an extension of credit made:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>solely to acquire an interest in or to carry on a business or commercial enterprise; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>to any business or commercial organization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
