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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 31.03.12.06" title_num="31" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="12" heading="Grant of Written Consent.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. If the Commissioner decides to grant the applicant's request for written consent, the Commissioner shall issue a written consent to the applicant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Scope of Written Consent.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The written consent shall be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Specific as to job duties; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Conditioned on the individual remaining in a position with substantially similar duties.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If an individual who holds a written consent wishes to engage in additional duties within the business of insurance, the individual shall obtain a new written consent that includes those duties.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If an individual who holds a written consent assumes significantly different job duties without obtaining a new written consent, the written consent of the individual is immediately invalidated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An individual who holds a written consent and changes employers is not required to obtain a new written consent if the individual's job duties with the new employer are substantially similar to the individual's job duties with the individual's former employer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Truth and Veracity of Information.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A written consent shall be conditioned on the truth and veracity of the documents and information submitted by or on behalf of the applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the applicant has made materially false or misleading statements or has failed to disclose material information, the written consent is void ab initio.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Temporary Written Consent. The Commissioner may grant temporary written consent.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Notification of NAIC Members. If the Commissioner grants a request for written consent, the Commissioner shall notify all other members of the NAIC.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>