General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6232
January Session, 2011 *_____HB06232INS___021511____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6232
January Session, 2011
*_____HB06232INS___021511____*
AN ACT PERMITTING SUSPENSION OF PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE BY ELECTRONIC MAIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 38a-371 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(f) Upon receipt of a signed written request or a request by electronic mail for suspension from the owner of a registered private passenger motor vehicle stating that such vehicle will not be operated upon any highway during a period of not less than thirty consecutive days, the insurer of such vehicle shall suspend, to the extent requested by the owner, insurance coverage afforded under the policy providing the security required by sections 38a-363 to 38a-388, inclusive, for such vehicle until notified by the owner that the coverage should be reinstated. During the period of suspension only, the provisions of subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall not apply with respect to such vehicle, provided, if such vehicle is operated upon any highway by or with the permission of the owner during the period of suspension, the provisions of said subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section, shall thereupon become applicable. As used in this subsection, "highway" shall be defined as in section 14-1. This subsection shall not apply to a motor vehicle for which proof of financial responsibility is required under the provisions of sections 14-112 to 14-133, inclusive.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 38a-371(f)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
38a-371(f)
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