Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Organization of Administration; General Powers and Duties of Commissioner
Section 2-116 - Delivery of Notice by Electronic Means -- Presumption of Receipt

(a)    The Commissioner may send a notice or other communication by electronic means if:
        (1)    the Commissioner is required to deliver, give, mail, serve, or otherwise provide the notice or other communication in writing;
        (2)    the recipient has provided an e–mail address to the Commissioner to receive notices or other communications;
        (3)    the notice or other communication is sent to the e–mail address provided by the recipient; and
        (4)    the Commissioner maintains proof that the notice was sent to the recipient at the recipient’s e–mail address.
    (b)    If a person is required to send the Commissioner a notice or other communication and the person is not licensed, certified, or otherwise regulated by the Commissioner:
        (1)    the person may send the notice or other communication by electronic means approved by the Commissioner; and
        (2)    the Commissioner may not require the person to send the notice or other communication by electronic means.
    (c)    The Commissioner may require a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise regulated by the Commissioner to send a notice or other communication by electronic means.
    (d)    Subject to the provisions of the Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, a notice or other communication sent in accordance with this section shall be presumed to have been received in the ordinary course.

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