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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 31.15.12.02" title_num="31" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="12" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Business day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, a federal holiday, or a State holiday as designated by State Personnel and Pensions Article, §9-201, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Claim” means a demand for payment or reimbursement for a loss incurred under one or more coverages provided by an insurance policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Claimant” includes a first-party claimant and a third-party claimant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“First-party claimant” means a person asserting a right to payment:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Under an insurance policy pursuant to which the person is insured; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That arises out of a loss that is covered by the insurance policy.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §19-501(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Notification of a claim” means notification by a claimant that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is made in writing or by other means acceptable under the terms of an insurance policy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Reasonably informs the insurer of the facts pertinent to the claim; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is made:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Directly to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, in the case of a policy issued by the Fund; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>To an insurer or its insurance producer who has an appointment from that insurer as defined in Insurance Article, §1-101(f), Annotated Code of Maryland, in all other cases.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Substantially similar motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that, in comparison to a damaged motor vehicle:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is the same make and model as the damaged motor vehicle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is the same year as, or a more recent year than, the damaged motor vehicle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Contains at least the same major options as the damaged motor vehicle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Is in a condition substantially similar to or better than the condition of the damaged motor vehicle immediately before the damage occurred; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Has mileage that is within the greater of 4,000 miles or 10 percent of the mileage on the damaged motor vehicle at the time that the damage occurred unless the vehicle is limited in production, specialty in nature, or older than 10 model years at the time of total loss.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Third-party claimant” means any person asserting a claim against a person insured under an insurance policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Total loss” means the condition of a motor vehicle for which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The cost of repairs equals or exceeds:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The actual cash value of the motor vehicle as calculated in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A percentage of the actual cash value of the motor vehicle established by the insurer and calculated in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The total cost to repair the motor vehicle, plus the estimated cost of potential repairs from hidden damage, plus any anticipated rental coverage, may equal or exceed:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The actual cash value of the motor vehicle as calculated in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A percentage of the actual cash value of the motor vehicle established by the insurer and calculated in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>