{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-4-109","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 4–109","heading":"","body":"(a) Within a reasonable time after the filing of a completed application for an initial certificate of authority, the Commissioner shall:\n(1) issue an appropriate certificate of authority; or\n(2) disapprove the application and state the grounds for disapproval.\n(b) On request of an insurer, the Commissioner may issue a certificate of authority limited to a particular type of insurance or insurance coverage within the scope of a kind of insurance.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=4-109","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"fd98ce7354aedc103f7781691926afa34f8e3263ab56d98f512d14963f62a888","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-4-108","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-4-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}