Bill Text: WV HB2616 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Providing a maximum repair cost for insured owners of motor vehicles if a collision with a deer caused the damage
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-23 - To House Banking and Insurance [HB2616 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-HB2616-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2019 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2616
By Delegates Rodighiero, Evans, R. Thompson, Tomblin and Hicks
[Introduced January 23, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §17D-2A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to motor vehicle insurance; and providing a maximum repair cost for insured owners of motor vehicles if a collision with a deer caused the damage.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2A. SECURITY UPON MOTOR VEHICLES.
§17D-2A-4. Certificate of insurance.
(a) All insurance carriers transacting insurance in this
state shall supply a certificate to the insured or to any person subject to the
registration provisions of §17A-3-1 et seq. of this code certifying that
there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy upon such motor vehicle in
accordance with the provisions of that article. three, chapter
seventeen-a of this code The certificate shall give its effective date and
the effective date of the policy and, unless the policy is issued to a person
who is not the owner of a motor vehicle, must designate by explicit
description, in such detail as the Commissioner of the Division of Motor
Vehicles shall by rule require, all motor vehicles covered and all replacement
vehicles of similar classification: Provided, That on and after July 1,
1984, insurance companies shall supply a certificate of insurance in duplicate
for each policy term and for each vehicle included in a policy, except for
those listed in a fleet policy. Each such certificate of insurance shall list
the name of the policyholder and the name of the vehicle owner if different
from the policyholder.
The certificate must specify for each vehicle listed therein that there is a minimum liability insurance coverage not less than the requirements of §17D-4-2 of this code.
(b) The certificate provided pursuant to the provisions of
this section or other proof of insurance shall be carried by the insured in the
appropriate vehicle for use as proof of security, and must be presented at the
time of vehicle inspection as required by §17C-16-1 et seq. of this
code. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $200 nor
more than $5,000; and upon a second or subsequent conviction, shall be fined
not less than $200 nor more than $5,000, or confined in the county or
regional jail for not less than 15 days nor more than one year, or both fined
and confined: Provided, That an insured shall not be guilty
of a violation of this subsection (b) if he or she furnishes proof that
such insurance was in effect within seven days of being cited for not carrying
such certificate or other proof in such vehicle.
(c) As used in this section, proof of insurance means a certificate of insurance, an insurance policy, a mechanically reproduced copy of an insurance policy, a certificate of self-insurance, an image displayed on a wireless communication device, as defined in §17B-1-1 of this code, that includes the information required by this section as provided by a liability insurer or a copy of the current registration issued to a motor carrier by the Public Service Commission: (1) Through the single state registration system established pursuant to §24A-6A-14 of this code; or (2) pursuant to the provisions of §24A-6-4 of this code.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this code to the contrary, any person striking a deer on a state highway is not liable for motor vehicle repair costs in excess of $200 regardless of the amount of the deductible required from their motor vehicle insurance policy.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to limit costs to insured automobile owners for repairs needed when they hit a deer on a state highway.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
