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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="9-1006" title_number="9" title_name="Workers' Compensation" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Uninsured Employers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission may assess an insurer $300 if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the insurer fails to comply with the requirements of the Commission about certification of insurance with the Commission; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Commission finds that the Fund or the Commission was required to investigate or attend a hearing to determine whether an employer has insurance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission may assess the insurer an additional $300 for each subsequent failure to comply with the insurance certification requirements of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commission shall direct payment of an assessment under subsection (a) or (b) of this section into the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If an insurer fails to comply with the insurance certification requirements of the Commissioner 5 times in a fiscal year, the Commission may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>notify the Insurance Commissioner; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>request that the insurer show cause why the Insurance Commissioner should not impose sanctions under § 4-113(d) of the Insurance Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
