History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Insurance; no recovery for first $10,000 of damage for any owner failing to maintain motor vehicle coverage.
| 1 | 01/08/98 | (H) | Referred To Insurance | |
| 2 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Brown
Code Section: A 063-0015-0021
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE NO RECOVERY FOR THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE FOR ANY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHO FAILS TO OWN OR MAINTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE COVERAGE; TO PRESCRIBE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ASSERTED AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE; TO REQUIRE EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE INSURER TO MAKE AN AUTOMOBILE POLICY RATE FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO REDUCE ITS COMBINED RATES FOR BODILY INJURY LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE; TO DEFINE "RATE REDUCTION DAY"; TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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