Bill Text: OH SB68 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to contract with a third party to implement an electronic insurance verification system in Ohio.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-05 - To Insurance, Commerce, & Labor [SB68 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-SB68-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

S. B. No. 68

Senator Sawyer 

Cosponsors: Senators Kearney, Turner, Morano, Fedor, Cafaro, Wilson, Miller, R. 

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A BILL

To enact section 4509.105 of the Revised Code to

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require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to

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contract with a third party to implement an

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electronic insurance verification system in Ohio.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4509.105 of the Revised Code be	5
enacted to read as follows:	6

Sec. 4509.105. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall	7
contract with a third party to implement an electronic automobile	8
liability insurance verification system in this state that may	9
include any of the following:	10

(1) A system to make interstate and intrastate automobile	11
insurance status available to law enforcement for single	12
noninvasive vehicle query at any time through the national law	13
enforcement communications network (NLETS);	14

(2) A noninvasive system to nationally report automobile	15
liability insurance status of vehicles registered in this state	16
through NLETS;	17

(3) A system to make available to the bureau of motor	18
vehicles a financial responsibility verification system for use	19
when an individual registers a vehicle pursuant to section 4503.20	20
of the Revised Code;	21

(4) A system to provide automobile insurance information to	22
emergency medical service providers;	23

(5) A system to provide financial responsibility verification	24
to banks and other lien-holders concerning any vehicle that serves	25
as collateral for a loan;	26

(6) A national court verification system to provide financial	27
responsibility status for the court date, the citation date, the	28
day prior to the citation date, and a history of the vehicle's	29
periods of coverage;	30

(7) An automated telephone system that allows individuals to	31
check the automobile insurance status of the individual's vehicle	32
or the status of any other vehicle;	33

(8) An automatic license plate recognition system to	34
electronically capture license plate images in two seconds or less	35
and noninvasively verify the insurance status of the vehicle. If	36
the vehicle is covered under an automobile insurance policy, the	37
automatic license plate recognition system shall erase the record	38
of the vehicle's license plate within one minute.	39

(9) A system that provides secure, dedicated, electronic	40
portals with appropriate information for all of the following	41
groups immediately upon request:	42

(a) Every insurance agent and broker licensed in this state;

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(b) Any insurance agents association;

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(c) Every insurer authorized to do the business of insurance	45
in this state;	46

(d) The Ohio insurance federation;

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(e) All motor vehicle dealers in this state;

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(f) All vehicle rental agencies in this state;

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(g) Any bank, finance company, or other lender that has a	50
lien on an automobile in this state;	51

(h) Mothers against drunk driving;

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(i) The American association of retired persons, the American	53
civil liberties union, and other privacy groups;	54

(j) The national association for the advancement of colored	55
people and other minority groups;	56

(k) Consumer organizations.

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(B) Each insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or	58
renews automobile liability insurance policies in this state shall	59
furnish to the bureau on a daily basis all of the following	60
information concerning vehicles owned by any persons to whom it	61
issues such policies of insurance on the previous day and any	62
persons who, on the previous day, cancel such policies of theirs	63
or allow their policies to lapse through failure to pay the	64
premium due:	65

(1) The effective or termination date of the policy;

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(2) The policy number;

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(3) The vehicle identification number of the vehicle covered	68
under the policy;	69

(4) The make, model, and model year of the vehicle covered	70
under the policy;	71

(5) The state or zip code of residence of the policyholder;

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(6) Any lienholder identified in the policy;

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(7) The level of insurance coverage expressed in the	74
following categories: liability, comprehensive, collision, and	75
uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.	76

(C) The registrar may require insurers to submit the	77
information required under division (B) of this section to the	78
bureau via electronic means.	79

(D) The registrar shall adopt rules in accordance with	80
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.	81

(E) As used in this section:

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(1) "Noninvasive" means does not contain or display personal	83
identifying information including name and address.	84

(2) "Financial responsibility" means the ability to satisfy	85
the requirements established under section 4509.101 of the	86
Revised Code.	87