Legislation
- Title
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Structured Settlements - Transfers and Registration of Structured Settlement Transferees
- Sponsored by
- The President (By Request - Office of the Attorney General) and Senators Raskin, Brochin, Feldman, Gladden, Kagan, Lee, Muse, Pugh, and Ramirez
- Status
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 722
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Making legislative findings and declarations that it is necessary to regulate transfers of structured settlement payment rights to ensure that the transfers are effectuated on fair and reasonable terms and are in the best interest of payees, and to protect payees against deceptive practices; establishing specified requirements on a proposed transfer of structured settlement payment rights if the settlement was established in resolution of a tort claim seeking compensation for cognitive injuries arising from childhood exposure to lead paint; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judicial Proceedings
- Opposite:
- Judiciary
Details
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5-1101, 5-1101.1, 5-1102, 5-1103, 5-1104, 5-1105, 5-1107 through 5-1112 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:30 PM