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SECTION 332
Proof required in the event of certain judgments
Vehicle & Traffic (VAT) CHAPTER 71, TITLE 3, ARTICLE 7
§ 332. Proof required in the event of certain judgments. (a) The
commissioner shall also suspend the operator's or chauffeur's license
and any and all of the registration certificates and registration plates
issued to any person upon receiving authenticated report as hereinafter
provided that such person has failed for a period of fifteen days to
satisfy any judgment in amounts and upon a cause of action as
hereinafter stated.

(b) The judgment herein referred to shall mean any judgment in excess
of one thousand dollars for damages because of injury to or destruction
of property, including loss of use thereof, or any judgment for damages,
including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily
injury to or death of any person arising out of the ownership,
maintenance, use or operation of any motor vehicle.

(c) The commissioner shall take action as required in this section
upon receiving proper evidence that any person in another state, the
District of Columbia, any district court of the United States, or any
province of Canada, has failed for a period of fifteen days to satisfy
any judgment in amount as stated in section three hundred thirty-three
and upon a cause of action as stated in this section.

(d) Any person whose license, registration or non-resident's driving
privilege is subject to suspension hereunder, may be relieved from the
effect of failure to satisfy such judgment, if such person files with
the commissioner proper evidence that a bond or insurance policy as
provided for in this article was in force and effect at the time of the
accident resulting in the judgment, and was available for the
satisfaction of the judgment to the extent provided for in section three
hundred thirty-three and that such judgment was so satisfied.