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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 25.04.01.03" title_num="25" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="01" heading="Submission of Claims.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A proper claim shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Contain a concise statement of facts that sets forth the nature of the claim;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>State the name, address, telephone number, and email address, if any, of the claimant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>State the prepaid contract account number to which the claim relates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Contain a demand for money damages;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>State the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the legal representative for the claimant, if any;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Relate to a prepaid contract that was open and existing on or after November 1, 2021, as determined by the Treasurer in the Treasurer’s sole discretion; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Be signed by the claimant, or a legal representative on behalf of the claimant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A claim may be submitted:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Online using the Claim Portal which can be accessed on the Maryland 529 website (www.maryland529.com); or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>By mailing a written notice of claim to MPCT Claims, c/o Maryland State Treasurer’s Office, Goldstein Treasury Building, 80 Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A valid claim that meets the requirements of §A of this regulation, shall be deemed to have been submitted as of the date it is received by the Treasurer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Submission of a claim to any unit of State government other than the Treasurer does not constitute proper submission of a claim.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A claim submitted to the Treasurer that is not in compliance with the requirements stated above shall be denied.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>