Chapter 174B

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Automobile Club Services Act''.

Section 10. Every automobile club licensed by the commissioner shall, within thirty days of the date of employment of a club agent to sell memberships in the automobile club to the public, file with the commissioner a notice of such employment. Such notice shall have attached the…

Section 11. The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any club agent's registration, if he finds that the club agent: (a) has violated any of the provisions of this chapter; (b) has misappropriated or converted to his own use or has illegally withheld monies require…

Section 2. In this chapter, unless otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise provides, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: ''Automobile Club'', any person who in consideration of dues, assessments, or periodic payments of money, promises…

Section 3. Automobile clubs furnishing bail bond service and accident and sickness or death insurance benefits to its members shall purchase such insurance from a company licensed and authorized to sell such coverages in the commonwealth.

Section 4. An automobile club which offers its members any of the services referred to in section two shall not render any automobile club service prior to being licensed by the commissioner. The annual license fee payable to the commonwealth shall be determined annually by the c…

Section 5. An automobile club licensed by the commissioner shall file a statement appointing the commissioner its attorney for the service of process.

Section 6. An automobile club licensed pursuant to this chapter shall file a bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars with the state treasurer or shall file evidence of financial responsibility satisfactory to said treasurer.

Section 7. An automobile club shall, with its application for original license, and annually before April first, file with the commissioner a true statement of its financial condition, transactions, and its affairs as of December thirty-first preceding. The statement shall contai…

Section 7A. The commissioner or any other person designated by the commissioner shall, at least once in 5 years and whenever the commissioner considers it prudent, visit any automobile club and examine into its affairs. The commissioner shall have free access to all of the books,…

Section 8. A license may be refused, or a license duly issued may be suspended or revoked, or the renewal thereof refused by the commissioner if, after notice and hearings he finds that the applicant for, or holder of, such license: (a) has violated any provision of this chapter;…

Section 9. No service contract shall be executed, issued or delivered in this commonwealth until the form thereof has been filed with the commissioner. The service contract may be in the form of a written agreement between the automobile club and the member or it may consist of a…