General Assembly Committee Bill No. 674
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4010
*04010SB00674TRA*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 674
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 4010
*04010SB00674TRA*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT INCREASING MINIMUM LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-112 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(a) To entitle any person to receive or retain a motor vehicle operator's license or a certificate of registration of any motor vehicle when, in the opinion of the commissioner, such person has a record on file with the commissioner which is sufficient, in the opinion of the commissioner, to require evidence of financial responsibility for the reasonable protection of other persons, the commissioner shall require from such person proof of financial responsibility to satisfy any claim for damages by reason of personal injury to, or the death of, any one person, of [twenty] fifty thousand dollars, or by reason of personal injury to, or the death of, more than one person on account of any accident, of at least [forty] one hundred thousand dollars, and for damage to property of at least ten thousand dollars. When the commissioner requires proof of financial responsibility from an operator or owner of any motor vehicle, he may require proof in the amounts herein specified for each vehicle operated or owned by such person. If any person fails to furnish such proof, the commissioner shall, until such proof is furnished, suspend or revoke the license of such person to operate a motor vehicle or refuse to return any license which has been suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of section 14-111 or suspend or revoke the registration of any such motor vehicle or vehicles or refuse thereafter to register any motor vehicle owned by such person or refuse to register any motor vehicle transferred by him if it does not appear to the commissioner's satisfaction that such transfer is a bona fide sale, or, if such person is not a resident of this state, withdraw from such person the privilege of operating any motor vehicle in this state and the privilege of operation within this state of any motor vehicle owned by him. Prior to such suspension, revocation or withdrawal, notice thereof shall be given by the commissioner by a notice forwarded by bulk certified mail to the address of such person as shown by the records of the commissioner. No appeal taken from the judgment of any court shall act as a stay to any action of the commissioner authorized by the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 14-112(a)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
14-112(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the minimum liability amount for automobile insurance from the current twenty thousand/forty thousand dollars to fifty thousand/one hundred thousand dollars.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.; REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.; REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.
S.B. 674