| 10 | 6 | | and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to increase the minimum coverage required2 |
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| 11 | 7 | | under a motor vehicle liability policy for an individual convicted of driving under the3 |
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| 12 | 8 | | influence; to provide for duration of coverage; to require proof of insurance; to provide for4 |
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| 13 | 9 | | a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability;5 |
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| 14 | 10 | | to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6 |
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| 15 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 |
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| 16 | 12 | | SECTION 1.8 |
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| 17 | 13 | | Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, is amended in9 |
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| 18 | 14 | | Chapter 7, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risk, and reinsurance, by adding a new10 |
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| 19 | 15 | | Code section to read as follows:11 |
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| 27 | 21 | | motor vehicle in this state unless such individual has motor vehicle liability insurance that,16 |
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| 28 | 22 | | at a minimum, provides for:17 |
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| 29 | 23 | | (1) Bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, not less than $50,000.00;18 |
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| 30 | 24 | | (2) Bodily injury to or death of all persons in any one accident, not less19 |
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| 31 | 25 | | than $100,000.00; and20 |
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| 32 | 26 | | (3) Loss of, damage to, or destruction of property in any one accident, not less21 |
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| 33 | 27 | | than $50,000.00.22 |
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| 34 | 28 | | (b) No individual who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of driving under the23 |
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| 35 | 29 | | influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams or higher, drugs, or24 |
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| 36 | 30 | | other intoxicating substances in violation of Code Section 40-6-391 or an equivalent law25 |
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| 37 | 31 | | in another state shall operate any motor vehicle in this state unless such individual has26 |
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| 38 | 32 | | motor vehicle liability insurance that, at a minimum, provides for:27 |
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| 39 | 33 | | (1) Bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, not less than28 |
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| 40 | 34 | | $100,000.00;29 |
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| 41 | 35 | | (2) Bodily injury to or death of all persons in any one accident, not less30 |
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| 42 | 36 | | than $300,000.00; and31 |
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| 43 | 37 | | (3) Loss of, damage to, or destruction of property in any one accident, not less32 |
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| 44 | 38 | | than $100,000.00.33 |
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| 45 | 39 | | (c) Any individual who is required to obtain the motor vehicle liability coverage provided34 |
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| 46 | 40 | | for in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall maintain no less than such coverage35 |
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| 47 | 41 | | uninterrupted for a period of three years from the date of conviction.36 |
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| 48 | 42 | | (d) The coverages provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall be in37 |
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| 49 | 43 | | lieu of the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage required under Code38 |
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| 50 | 44 | | Section 33-7-11.39 |
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| 51 | 45 | | (e) As used in this Code section, the term 'conviction' means a jury's finding of guilty, a40 |
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| 52 | 46 | | guilty plea, or a plea of nolo contendere."41 |
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| 62 | 53 | | provided for in Code Section 33-7-16 shall keep proof or evidence of such coverage47 |
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| 63 | 54 | | during the operation of any motor vehicle. Such proof or evidence of such coverage may48 |
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| 64 | 55 | | be produced in either paper or electronic format, including a display of electronic images49 |
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| 65 | 56 | | on a mobile electronic device."50 |
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| 66 | 57 | | SECTION 3.51 |
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| 67 | 58 | | This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law52 |
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| 68 | 59 | | without such approval and shall apply to any convictions on or after such date.53 |
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| 69 | 60 | | SECTION 4.54 |
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| 70 | 61 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.55 |
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