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| To enact section 3937.381 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| prohibit auto insurers from requiring, | 2 |
| recommending, or suggesting that a claimant on a | 3 |
| policy have the claimant's vehicle repaired at a | 4 |
| particular repair shop or by a particular person | 5 |
| unless the claimant requests a recommendation or | 6 |
| suggestion. | 7 |
| Section 1. That section 3937.381 of the Revised Code be | 8 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 9 |
| Sec. 3937.381. No insurer shall require a claimant on an | 10 |
| automobile insurance policy to have the claimant's vehicle | 11 |
| repaired at a particular repair shop or by a particular person. | 12 |
| No insurer shall recommend or suggest that repairs of the | 13 |
| claimant's vehicle be completed at a particular repair shop or by | 14 |
| a particular person unless the claimant requests such a | 15 |
| recommendation or suggestion. | 16 |
| A violation of this section is an unfair and deceptive act or | 17 |
| practice in the business of insurance under sections 3901.19 to | 18 |
| 3901.26 of the Revised Code. | 19 |