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ACT No. 828
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 698
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 22:1892.1, relative to automobile insurance; to provide with respect to the use2
of arbitration or any other type of binding mediation by automobile insurers for3
certain purposes; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 22:1892.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1892.1. Arbitration or other type of binding mediation by automobile insurers7
No automobile insurer shall use arbitration or any other type of binding8
mediation to determine fault for purposes of settling a claim resulting from an9
automobile accident for the purpose of raising insurance premiums of an insured10
without notifying the insured as to the percentage of fault prior to arbitration.11
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall only apply to automobile insurance12
policies and contracts issued or renewed on or after June 1, 2010.13
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on June 1, 2010; if vetoed by the14
governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on15
June 1, 2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.16
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: