12 | | - | Section A. Chapter 379, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto |
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13 | | - | twenty-one new sections, to be known as sections 379.1900, |
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14 | | - | 379.1905, 379.1910, 379.1915, 379.1920, 379.1925, 379.1930, |
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15 | | - | 379.1935, 379.1940, 379.1945, 379.1950, 379.1955, 379.1960, |
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16 | | - | 379.1965, 379.1970, 379.2000, 379.2005, 379.2010, 379.2015, |
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17 | | - | 379.2020, and 379.2025, to read as follows: |
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18 | | - | 379.1900. Sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 shall be known |
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19 | | - | and may be cited as the "Peer -to-Peer Car Sharing Program |
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20 | | - | Insurance Act". |
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21 | | - | 379.1905. Nothing in sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 |
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22 | | - | shall be construed to extend beyond insurance or have any |
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23 | | - | implications for sections other than sections 379.1900 to |
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24 | | - | 379.1970 including, but not limited to, sections related to |
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25 | | - | motor vehicle regulation, airport regulation, or taxation. |
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26 | | - | The provisions of sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 shall not be |
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27 | | - | construed to affect any other provision of law, and nothing |
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28 | | - | in sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 shall be construed to |
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29 | | - | distinguish or equate peer -to-peer car sharing pro grams and |
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30 | | - | car rental companies except as otherwise provided in |
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31 | | - | sections 379.1900 to 379.1970. |
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32 | | - | 379.1910. For purposes of sections 379.1900 to |
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33 | | - | 379.1970, except where otherwise provided, the following |
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34 | | - | terms mean: |
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35 | | - | 2 |
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36 | | - | (1) "Car sharing delivery period", the period of time |
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37 | | - | during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the |
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38 | | - | location of the car sharing start time, if applicable, as |
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39 | | - | documented by the governing car sharing program agreement; |
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40 | | - | (2) "Car sharing period", the period of time that |
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41 | | - | commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there |
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42 | | - | is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the |
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43 | | - | car sharing start time and in either case ends at the car |
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44 | | - | sharing termination time; |
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45 | | - | (3) "Car sharing program agreeme nt", the terms and |
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46 | | - | conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared |
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47 | | - | vehicle driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle |
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48 | | - | through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term "car |
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49 | | - | sharing program agreement" shall not include a master rent al |
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50 | | - | agreement or a rental agreement, as such terms are defined |
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51 | | - | in section 407.730; |
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52 | | - | (4) "Car sharing start time", the time when the shared |
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53 | | - | vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared vehicle |
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54 | | - | driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared |
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55 | | - | vehicle is scheduled to begin as documented in the records |
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56 | | - | of a peer–to–peer car sharing program; |
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57 | | - | (5) "Car sharing termination time", the earliest of |
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58 | | - | the following events: |
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59 | | - | (a) The expiration of the agreed -upon period of time |
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60 | | - | established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the |
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61 | | - | terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared |
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62 | | - | vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car |
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63 | | - | sharing program agreement; |
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64 | | - | (b) When the shared vehicle is returned to a loca tion |
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65 | | - | as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and |
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66 | | - | the shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer -to- |
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67 | | - | peer car sharing program, which alternatively agreed -upon |
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68 | | - | 3 |
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69 | | - | location shall be incorporated into the car sharing program |
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70 | | - | agreement; or |
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71 | | - | (c) When the shared vehicle owner or the shared |
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72 | | - | vehicle owner's authorized designee takes possession and |
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73 | | - | control of the shared vehicle; |
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74 | | - | (6) "Peer-to-peer car sharing", the authorized use of |
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75 | | - | a vehicle by an individual other than the ve hicle's owner |
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76 | | - | through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term "peer- |
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77 | | - | to-peer car sharing" does not include a rental car or rental |
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78 | | - | activity as described in section 407.732; |
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79 | | - | (7) "Peer-to-peer car sharing program", a business |
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80 | | - | platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable |
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81 | | - | the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. The |
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82 | | - | term "peer-to-peer car sharing program" does not include a |
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83 | | - | car rental company as defined in section 407.730; |
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84 | | - | (8) "Shared vehicle", a vehicle that is available for |
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85 | | - | sharing through a peer -to-peer car sharing program. The |
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86 | | - | term "shared vehicle" does not include a rental car as |
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87 | | - | described in section 407.732; |
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88 | | - | (9) "Shared vehicle driver", an individual who has |
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89 | | - | been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared |
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90 | | - | vehicle owner under a car sharing program agreement. The |
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91 | | - | term "shared vehicle driver" shall not include an authorized |
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92 | | - | driver, as defined in section 407.730; |
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93 | | - | (10) "Shared vehicle owner", the registered owner, or |
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94 | | - | a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a |
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95 | | - | vehicle made available for sharing to shared vehicle drivers |
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96 | | - | through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. |
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97 | | - | 379.1915. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of |
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98 | | - | this section, a peer -to-peer car sharing program shall |
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99 | | - | assume liability of a shared vehicle owner for bodily injury |
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100 | | - | or property damage to third parties or uninsured and |
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101 | | - | underinsured motorist or, to the extent personal injury |
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102 | | - | 4 |
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103 | | - | protection coverage is required by law, personal injury |
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104 | | - | protection losses during the car sharing period in an amount |
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105 | | - | stated in the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement, |
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106 | | - | which amount shall not be less than the amount required |
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107 | | - | under chapter 303. |
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108 | | - | 2. Notwithstanding the definition of "car sharing |
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109 | | - | termination time" in section 379.1910, the assumption of |
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110 | | - | liability under subsection 1 of this section shall not apply |
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111 | | - | to any shared vehicle owner when: |
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112 | | - | (1) A shared vehicle owner makes an intentional or |
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113 | | - | fraudulent material misrepresentation or omissi on to the |
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114 | | - | peer-to-peer car sharing program before the car sharing |
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115 | | - | period in which the loss occurred; or |
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116 | | - | (2) Acting in concert with a shared vehicle driver who |
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117 | | - | fails to return the shared vehicle in accordance with the |
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118 | | - | terms of the car sharing prog ram agreement. |
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119 | | - | 3. Notwithstanding the definition of "car sharing |
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120 | | - | termination time" in section 379.1910, the assumption of |
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121 | | - | liability under subsection 1 of this section shall apply to |
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122 | | - | bodily injury, property damage, uninsured and underinsured |
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123 | | - | motorist, or, to the extent personal injury protection |
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124 | | - | coverage is required by law, personal injury protection |
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125 | | - | losses by damaged third parties as required by chapter 303. |
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126 | | - | 4. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall ensure |
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127 | | - | that, during each car sharing period, the shared vehicle |
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128 | | - | owner and the shared vehicle driver are insured under a |
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129 | | - | motor vehicle liability insurance policy that provides |
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130 | | - | insurance coverage in amounts no less than the minimum |
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131 | | - | amounts set forth in chapter 303, and that: |
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132 | | - | (1) Recognizes that the shared vehicle insured under |
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133 | | - | the policy is made available and used through a peer -to-peer |
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134 | | - | car sharing program; or |
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135 | | - | 5 |
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136 | | - | (2) Does not exclude use of a shared vehicle by a |
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137 | | - | shared vehicle driver. |
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138 | | - | 5. The insurance described under subsec tion 4 of this |
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139 | | - | section may be satisfied by motor vehicle liability |
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140 | | - | insurance maintained by: |
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141 | | - | (1) A shared vehicle owner; |
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142 | | - | (2) A shared vehicle driver; |
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143 | | - | (3) A peer-to-peer car sharing program; or |
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144 | | - | (4) A shared vehicle owner, a shared v ehicle driver, |
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145 | | - | and a peer-to-peer car sharing program. |
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146 | | - | 6. The insurance described in subsection 5 of this |
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147 | | - | section that is satisfying the insurance requirement of |
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148 | | - | subsection 4 of this section shall be primary during each |
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149 | | - | car sharing period. If a claim occurs in another state with |
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150 | | - | minimum financial responsibility limits higher than the |
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151 | | - | minimum financial responsibility requirements in chapter 303 |
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152 | | - | during the car sharing period, the coverage maintained under |
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153 | | - | subsection 5 of this section shall sati sfy the difference in |
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154 | | - | minimum coverage amounts up to the applicable policy limits. |
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155 | | - | 7. The insurer, insurers, or peer -to-peer car sharing |
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156 | | - | program providing coverage under subsection 4 or 5 of this |
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157 | | - | section shall assume primary liability for a claim when: |
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158 | | - | (1) A dispute exists as to who was in control of the |
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159 | | - | shared vehicle at the time of the loss and the peer -to-peer |
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160 | | - | car sharing program does not have available, did not retain, |
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161 | | - | or fails to provide the information required by section |
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162 | | - | 379.1930; or |
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163 | | - | (2) A dispute exists as to whether the shared vehicle |
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164 | | - | was returned to the alternatively agreed -upon location as |
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165 | | - | required under paragraph (b) of subdivision (5) of section |
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166 | | - | 379.1910. |
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167 | | - | 8. If insurance maintained by a shared vehicle owner |
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168 | | - | or shared vehicle driver in accordance with subsection 5 of |
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169 | | - | 6 |
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170 | | - | this section has lapsed or does not provide the required |
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171 | | - | coverage, insurance maintained by a peer -to-peer car sharing |
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172 | | - | program shall provide the coverage required by subsection 4 |
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173 | | - | of this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim |
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174 | | - | and have the duty to defend such claim except under |
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175 | | - | circumstances as set forth in subsection 2 of this section. |
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176 | | - | 9. Coverage under an automobile insurance policy |
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177 | | - | maintained by the peer -to-peer car sharing program shall not |
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178 | | - | be dependent on another automobile insurer first denying a |
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179 | | - | claim nor shall another automobile insurance policy be |
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180 | | - | required to first deny a claim. |
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181 | | - | 10. Nothing in this section: |
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182 | | - | (1) Limits the liability of the peer -to-peer car |
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183 | | - | sharing program for any act or omission of the peer -to-peer |
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184 | | - | car sharing program itself that results in injury to any |
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185 | | - | person as a result of the use of a shared vehicle through a |
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186 | | - | peer-to-peer car sharing program; or |
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187 | | - | (2) Limits the ability of the pe er-to-peer car sharing |
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188 | | - | program to, by contract, seek indemnification from the |
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189 | | - | shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for |
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190 | | - | economic loss sustained by the peer -to-peer car sharing |
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191 | | - | program, resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions |
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192 | | - | of the car sharing program agreement. |
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193 | | - | 379.1920. At the time when a vehicle owner registers |
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194 | | - | as a shared vehicle owner on a peer -to-peer car sharing |
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195 | | - | program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner |
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196 | | - | makes a shared vehicle availabl e for car sharing on the peer - |
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197 | | - | to-peer car sharing program, the peer -to-peer car sharing |
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198 | | - | program shall notify the shared vehicle owner that, if the |
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199 | | - | shared vehicle has a lien against it, the use of the shared |
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200 | | - | vehicle through a peer -to-peer car sharing program, |
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201 | | - | including use without physical damage coverage, may violate |
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202 | | - | the terms of the contract with the lienholder. |
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204 | | - | 379.1925. 1. An authorized insurer that writes motor |
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205 | | - | vehicle liability insurance in this state may exclude any |
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206 | | - | and all coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify for any |
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207 | | - | claim afforded under a shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle |
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208 | | - | liability insurance policy including, but not limited to: |
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209 | | - | (1) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property |
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210 | | - | damage; |
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211 | | - | (2) Personal injury protection coverage; |
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212 | | - | (3) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage; |
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213 | | - | (4) Medical payments coverage; |
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214 | | - | (5) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and |
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215 | | - | (6) Collision physical damage coverage. |
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216 | | - | 2. Nothing in sections 37 9.1900 to 379.1970 |
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217 | | - | invalidates or limits an exclusion contained in a motor |
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218 | | - | vehicle liability insurance policy, including any insurance |
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219 | | - | policy in use or approved for use that excludes coverage for |
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220 | | - | motor vehicles made available for rent, sharing, or hire or |
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221 | | - | for any business use. |
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222 | | - | 3. Nothing in sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 |
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223 | | - | invalidates, limits, or restricts an insurer's ability under |
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224 | | - | existing law to underwrite any insurance policy. Nothing in |
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225 | | - | sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 invalidates, limits, or |
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226 | | - | restricts an insurer's ability under existing law to cancel |
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227 | | - | and nonrenew policies. |
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228 | | - | 379.1930. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall |
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229 | | - | collect and verify records pertaining to the use of a |
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230 | | - | vehicle including, but not limited to, times us ed, car |
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231 | | - | sharing period pick-up and drop-off locations, fees paid by |
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232 | | - | the shared vehicle driver, and revenues received by the |
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233 | | - | shared vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program |
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234 | | - | shall provide such information upon request to the shared |
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235 | | - | vehicle owner, the shared vehicle owner's insurer, or the |
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236 | | - | shared vehicle driver's insurer to facilitate a claim |
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238 | | - | coverage investigation, settlement, negotiation, or |
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239 | | - | litigation. The peer-to-peer car sharing program shall |
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240 | | - | retain the records for a time period not less than the |
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241 | | - | applicable personal injury statute of limitations. |
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242 | | - | 379.1935. A peer-to-peer car sharing program and a |
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243 | | - | shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious |
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244 | | - | liability in accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section 30106 and |
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245 | | - | under any state or local law that imposes liability solely |
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246 | | - | based on vehicle ownership. |
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247 | | - | 379.1940. A motor vehicle insurer that defends or |
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248 | | - | indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is |
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249 | | - | excluded under the terms of its policy shall have the ri ght |
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250 | | - | to seek recovery against the motor vehicle insurer of the |
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251 | | - | peer-to-peer car sharing program if the claim is: |
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252 | | - | (1) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the |
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253 | | - | shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during |
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254 | | - | the car sharing period; a nd |
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255 | | - | (2) Excluded under the terms of its policy. |
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256 | | - | 379.1945. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, statute, |
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257 | | - | rule, or regulation to the contrary, a peer -to-peer car |
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258 | | - | sharing program shall have an insurable interest in a shared |
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259 | | - | vehicle during the car sharing period. |
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260 | | - | 2. Nothing in this section creates liability on a peer - |
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261 | | - | to-peer car sharing program to maintain the coverage |
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262 | | - | mandated by section 379.1915. |
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263 | | - | 3. A peer–to–peer car sharing program may own and |
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264 | | - | maintain as the named insu red one or more policies of motor |
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265 | | - | vehicle liability insurance that provides coverage for: |
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266 | | - | (1) Liabilities assumed by the peer –to–peer car |
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267 | | - | sharing program under a peer –to–peer car sharing program |
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268 | | - | agreement; |
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269 | | - | (2) Any liability of the shared veh icle owner; |
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270 | | - | (3) Damage or loss to the shared vehicle; or |
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272 | | - | (4) Any liability of the shared vehicle driver. |
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273 | | - | 379.1950. Each car sharing program agreement made in |
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274 | | - | this state shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and |
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275 | | - | the shared vehicle driver: |
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276 | | - | (1) Any right of the peer -to-peer car sharing program |
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277 | | - | to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the |
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278 | | - | shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the |
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279 | | - | peer-to-peer car sharing program, resulting from a breach of |
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280 | | - | the terms and conditions of the car sharing program |
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281 | | - | agreement; |
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282 | | - | (2) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy |
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283 | | - | issued to the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or |
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284 | | - | to the shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or |
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285 | | - | indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer -to-peer |
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286 | | - | car sharing program; |
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287 | | - | (3) That the peer-to-peer car sharing program's |
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288 | | - | insurance coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the |
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289 | | - | shared vehicle driver is in effect only during each car |
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290 | | - | sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle |
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291 | | - | by the shared vehicle driver after the car sharing |
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292 | | - | termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared |
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293 | | - | vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage; |
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294 | | - | (4) The daily rate, fees, and if applicable, any |
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295 | | - | insurance or protection package costs that are charged to |
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296 | | - | the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver; |
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297 | | - | (5) That the shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle |
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298 | | - | liability insurance may not provide coverage for a shared |
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299 | | - | vehicle; |
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300 | | - | (6) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable |
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301 | | - | of fielding roadside assistance and other customer service |
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302 | | - | inquiries; and |
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303 | | - | (7) Whether there are conditions under which a shared |
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304 | | - | vehicle driver is required to maintain a personal automobile |
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306 | | - | insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on |
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307 | | - | a primary basis in order to book a shared motor vehicle. |
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308 | | - | 379.1955. 1. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall |
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309 | | - | not enter into a peer -to-peer car sharing program agreement |
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310 | | - | with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared |
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311 | | - | vehicle: |
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312 | | - | (1) Holds a driver's license issued by this state that |
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313 | | - | authorizes the driver to operate vehicles of the class of |
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314 | | - | the shared vehicle; |
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315 | | - | (2) Is a nonresident who: |
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316 | | - | (a) Has a driver's license issued by the state or |
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317 | | - | country of the driver's residence that authorizes the driver |
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318 | | - | in that state or country to drive vehicles of the class of |
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319 | | - | the shared vehicle; and |
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320 | | - | (b) Is at least the same age as the age required of a |
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321 | | - | resident to drive in this state; or |
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322 | | - | (3) Otherwise is specifically authorized by this state |
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323 | | - | to drive vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle. |
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324 | | - | 2. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall keep a |
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325 | | - | record of: |
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326 | | - | (1) The name and address of the shared vehicl e driver; |
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327 | | - | (2) The number of the driver's license of the shared |
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328 | | - | vehicle driver and of each other person, if any, who will |
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329 | | - | operate the shared vehicle; and |
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330 | | - | (3) The place of issuance of the driver's license. |
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331 | | - | 379.1960. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall |
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332 | | - | have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS |
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333 | | - | system or other special equipment that is put in or on the |
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334 | | - | vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing |
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335 | | - | transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harml ess |
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336 | | - | the shared vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such |
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337 | | - | equipment during the car sharing period not caused by the |
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338 | | - | shared vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program |
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340 | | - | has the right to seek indemnity from the shared vehicle |
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341 | | - | driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs |
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342 | | - | during the car sharing period. |
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343 | | - | 379.1965. 1. At the time when a vehicle owner |
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344 | | - | registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer -to-peer car |
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345 | | - | sharing program and prior to the time when the shared |
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346 | | - | vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car |
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347 | | - | sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer -to- |
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348 | | - | peer car sharing program shall: |
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349 | | - | (1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any |
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350 | | - | safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not |
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351 | | - | been made; and |
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352 | | - | (2) Notify the shared vehicle owner of the |
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353 | | - | requirements under subsection 2 of this section. |
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354 | | - | 2. (1) If the shared vehicle owner has received an |
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355 | | - | actual notice of a safety recall on the vehicle, a shared |
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356 | | - | vehicle owner shall not make a vehicle available as a shared |
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357 | | - | vehicle on a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the |
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358 | | - | safety recall repair has been made. |
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359 | | - | (2) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual |
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360 | | - | notice of a safety recall on a shared vehicle while the |
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361 | | - | shared vehicle is made available on the peer -to-peer car |
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362 | | - | sharing program, the shared vehicle owner shall remove the |
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363 | | - | shared vehicle as available on the peer -to-peer car sharing |
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364 | | - | program as soon as practicable after receiving the notice of |
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365 | | - | the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has |
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366 | | - | been made. |
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367 | | - | (3) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual |
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368 | | - | notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being |
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369 | | - | used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, as soon |
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370 | | - | as practicable after receiving the notice of the safety |
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371 | | - | recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer -to- |
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373 | | - | peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the |
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374 | | - | shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair. |
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375 | | - | 379.1970. The department of commerce and insurance may |
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376 | | - | promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the |
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377 | | - | administration of sections 379.1900 to 379.1970. Any rule |
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378 | | - | or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section |
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379 | | - | 536.010, that is created under the authority de legated in |
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380 | | - | this section shall become effective only if it complies with |
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381 | | - | and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, |
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382 | | - | if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter |
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383 | | - | 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with |
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384 | | - | the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to |
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385 | | - | delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule |
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386 | | - | are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of |
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387 | | - | rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after |
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388 | | - | the effective date of this section shall be invalid and void. |
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389 | | - | 379.2000. Sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 shall be known |
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390 | | - | and may be cited as the "Delivery Network Company Insurance |
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391 | | - | Act". |
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392 | | - | 379.2005. For purposes of sections 379.2000 to |
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393 | | - | 379.2025, the following terms mean: |
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394 | | - | (1) "Delivery availability period", the period when a |
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395 | | - | delivery network company driver: |
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396 | | - | (a) Has logged on to a digital network and is eligible |
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397 | | - | to receive requests to provide delivery services from a |
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398 | | - | delivery network company; |
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399 | | - | (b) Is operating a personal vehicle; and |
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400 | | - | (c) Is not providing delivery services or operating in |
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401 | | - | the delivery service period; |
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402 | | - | (2) "Delivery network company", an entity that: |
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403 | | - | (a) Is a corporation, partnership, sole |
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404 | | - | proprietorship, or other entity; |
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405 | | - | (b) Operates in this state; and |
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407 | | - | (c) Uses a digital network to connect a delivery |
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408 | | - | network company customer to a delivery network company |
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409 | | - | driver to provide delivery services; |
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410 | | - | (3) "Delivery network company custo mer", a person who: |
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411 | | - | (a) Orders the delivery of goods; and |
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412 | | - | (b) Directs the delivery network company driver as to |
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413 | | - | the delivery location for the goods; |
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414 | | - | (4) "Delivery network company driver", an individual |
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415 | | - | who provides delivery services thr ough a delivery network |
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416 | | - | company's digital network using a personal vehicle; |
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417 | | - | (5) "Delivery service period", the period that: |
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418 | | - | (a) Begins when a delivery network company driver |
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419 | | - | starts operating a personal vehicle en route to pick up |
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420 | | - | goods for a delivery or series of deliveries as documented |
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421 | | - | through a digital network controlled by a delivery network |
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422 | | - | company; |
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423 | | - | (b) Continues while the delivery network company |
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424 | | - | driver transports the requested delivery or deliveries; and |
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425 | | - | (c) Ends upon delivery of the requested goods to: |
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426 | | - | a. The location designated by the delivery network |
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427 | | - | company customer or the location designated by the last |
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428 | | - | delivery network company customer in a series of deliveries; |
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429 | | - | or |
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430 | | - | b. A location designated by the deli very network |
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431 | | - | company, including for purposes of returning the goods; |
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432 | | - | (6) "Delivery services", the fulfillment of delivery |
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433 | | - | requests made by a delivery network company customer through |
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434 | | - | a digital network, including the pickup of any goods by the |
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435 | | - | delivery network company driver and the delivery of the |
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436 | | - | goods to the location designated by the delivery network |
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437 | | - | company customer. The term "delivery services" may include |
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438 | | - | a series of deliveries to the designated locations of |
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439 | | - | different delivery network c ompany customers; |
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441 | | - | (7) "Digital network", any online application, |
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442 | | - | software, website, or system offered or utilized by a |
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443 | | - | delivery network company that enables deliveries with |
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444 | | - | delivery network company drivers; |
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445 | | - | (8) "Personal vehicle", a motor ve hicle that is: |
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446 | | - | (a) Used by a delivery network company driver to |
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447 | | - | provide delivery services through a digital network; and |
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448 | | - | (b) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by |
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449 | | - | the delivery network company driver. |
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450 | | - | 379.2010. 1. Sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 do not |
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451 | | - | limit the scope of federal or state law regarding delivery |
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452 | | - | or transport of goods. |
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453 | | - | 2. A delivery made under sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 |
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454 | | - | that is subject to any other law shall comply with the |
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455 | | - | requirements of that law. |
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456 | | - | 3. If a conflict between sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 |
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457 | | - | and another law dealing with the delivery or transport of |
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458 | | - | goods arises, the other law prevails. |
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459 | | - | 4. A delivery network company driver shall be |
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460 | | - | considered an independent contract or and not an employee of |
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461 | | - | a delivery network company for all purposes. A digital |
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462 | | - | network shall not be considered a product under the laws of |
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463 | | - | this state. |
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464 | | - | 379.2015. 1. A delivery network company shall ensure |
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465 | | - | that, during the delivery a vailability period, if |
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466 | | - | applicable, and during the delivery service period, primary |
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467 | | - | motor vehicle liability insurance is in effect that: |
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468 | | - | (1) Recognizes that the operator of the motor vehicle |
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469 | | - | is a delivery network company driver; or |
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470 | | - | (2) Does not exclude coverage for use of a personal |
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471 | | - | vehicle to provide deliveries. |
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472 | | - | 2. During the delivery service period and the delivery |
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473 | | - | availability period, the delivery network company driver or |
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474 | | - | 15 |
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475 | | - | delivery network company, or any combination of the two, |
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476 | | - | shall maintain motor vehicle liability insurance coverage |
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477 | | - | that insures the delivery network company driver for |
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478 | | - | liability to third parties of not less than: |
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479 | | - | (1) Fifty thousand dollars for damages arising out of |
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480 | | - | bodily injury sustained by any one per son in an accident; |
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481 | | - | (2) One hundred thousand dollars for damages arising |
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482 | | - | out of bodily injury sustained by all persons injured in an |
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483 | | - | accident; and |
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484 | | - | (3) Twenty-five thousand dollars for all damages |
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485 | | - | arising out of damage to or destruction of pr operty in an |
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486 | | - | accident. |
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487 | | - | 3. If the insurance coverage maintained by a delivery |
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488 | | - | network company driver under subsections 1 and 2 of this |
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489 | | - | section has lapsed or does not provide the required motor |
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490 | | - | vehicle liability insurance coverage, the following |
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491 | | - | requirements shall apply: |
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492 | | - | (1) The insurance coverage maintained by the delivery |
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493 | | - | network company shall provide the motor vehicle liability |
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494 | | - | insurance coverage required by subsections 1 and 2 of this |
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495 | | - | section beginning with the first one dollar of a cl aim; and |
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496 | | - | (2) The insurance coverage maintained by the delivery |
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497 | | - | network company shall provide that the motor vehicle |
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498 | | - | liability insurer has the duty to defend the claim. |
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499 | | - | 4. Coverage under a motor vehicle liability insurance |
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500 | | - | policy maintained by the delivery network company is not |
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501 | | - | dependent upon another motor vehicle liability insurer first |
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502 | | - | denying a claim nor shall another motor vehicle liability |
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503 | | - | insurance policy be required to first deny a claim. |
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504 | | - | 5. Insurance coverage required by this section may be |
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505 | | - | obtained from an insurance company licensed to transact |
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506 | | - | business under the insurance laws of this state or by an |
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507 | | - | eligible surplus lines insurer under chapter 384. |
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509 | | - | 6. The coverage required under subsections 1 and 2 of |
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510 | | - | this section shall be deemed to satisfy the motor vehicle |
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511 | | - | financial responsibility requirements for a motor vehicle |
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512 | | - | under chapter 303. |
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513 | | - | 7. (1) A delivery network company driver shall carry |
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514 | | - | proof of insurance required under subsections 1 and 2 of |
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515 | | - | this section at all times while using a personal vehicle in |
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516 | | - | connection with a digital network. |
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517 | | - | (2) In the event of an accident, a delivery network |
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518 | | - | company driver shall, upon request: |
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519 | | - | (a) Provide insurance coverage information to the |
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520 | | - | directly interested p arties, insurers, and investigating law |
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521 | | - | enforcement officers; and |
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522 | | - | (b) Disclose to the directly interested parties, |
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523 | | - | insurers, and investigating law enforcement officers whether |
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524 | | - | the delivery network company driver was operating during the |
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525 | | - | delivery availability period or the delivery service period |
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526 | | - | at the time of the accident. |
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527 | | - | (3) The insurance coverage information required in |
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528 | | - | section 303.024 may be displayed or provided in either paper |
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529 | | - | or electronic format. |
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530 | | - | 8. (1) In a claims coverage investigation, a delivery |
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531 | | - | network company or an insurer of the delivery network |
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532 | | - | company shall: |
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533 | | - | (a) Cooperate with all insurers that are involved in |
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534 | | - | the claims coverage investigation to facilitate the exchange |
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535 | | - | of information; and |
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536 | | - | (b) Upon request by directly involved parties or an |
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537 | | - | insurer of directly involved parties, immediately provide |
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538 | | - | the times that a delivery network company driver began and |
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539 | | - | ended the delivery availability period and the delivery |
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540 | | - | service period on the delivery netwo rk company's digital |
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541 | | - | network in: |
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543 | | - | a. The twelve-hour period immediately preceding the |
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544 | | - | accident; and |
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545 | | - | b. The twelve-hour period immediately following the |
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546 | | - | accident. |
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547 | | - | (2) An insurer potentially providing the coverage |
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548 | | - | required in this sectio n shall disclose upon request by any |
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549 | | - | other insurer involved in the particular claim a clear |
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550 | | - | description of the applicable coverage, exclusions, and |
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551 | | - | limits provided under any motor vehicle liability insurance |
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552 | | - | policies maintained in order to satisfy the requirements of |
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553 | | - | this section. |
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554 | | - | 9. An insurer of a delivery network company providing |
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555 | | - | coverage under subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall |
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556 | | - | assume primary liability for a claim when: |
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557 | | - | (1) A dispute exists as to when the delivery |
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558 | | - | availability period or the delivery service period began or |
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559 | | - | ended; and |
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560 | | - | (2) The delivery network company does not have |
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561 | | - | available, did not retain, or fails to provide the |
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562 | | - | information required in subsection 7 of this section. |
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563 | | - | 10. A delivery network compan y shall not be deemed to |
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564 | | - | control, direct, or manage a personal vehicle or delivery |
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565 | | - | network company driver who connects to the delivery network |
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566 | | - | company's digital network except if agreed to by written |
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567 | | - | contract. |
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568 | | - | 379.2020. A delivery network company shall not permit |
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569 | | - | a delivery network company driver to engage in delivery |
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570 | | - | services on the delivery network company's digital network |
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571 | | - | until the delivery network company discloses in writing or |
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572 | | - | electronically to the delivery network company dr iver: |
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573 | | - | (1) The insurance coverage, including the types of |
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574 | | - | coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the delivery |
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575 | | - | network company provides while the delivery network company |
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577 | | - | driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a delivery |
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578 | | - | network company's digital network; and |
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579 | | - | (2) That the delivery network company driver's own |
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580 | | - | motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not provide any |
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581 | | - | insurance coverage during the delivery availability period, |
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582 | | - | if applicable, or the delivery service peri od. |
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583 | | - | 379.2025. 1. An insurer that is licensed to write |
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584 | | - | motor vehicle liability insurance in this state may exclude |
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585 | | - | coverage and deny the duty to defend or indemnify for a |
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586 | | - | claim of injury or loss that occurs during the delivery |
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587 | | - | availability period and the delivery service period. |
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588 | | - | 2. The right to exclude all coverage under subsection |
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589 | | - | 1 of this section may apply to any coverage included in the |
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590 | | - | motor vehicle liability insurance policy including, but not |
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591 | | - | limited to: |
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592 | | - | (1) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property |
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593 | | - | damage; |
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594 | | - | (2) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage; |
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595 | | - | (3) Medical payments coverage; |
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596 | | - | (4) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and |
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597 | | - | (5) Collision physical damage coverage. |
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598 | | - | 3. Sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 do not: |
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599 | | - | (1) Invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a |
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600 | | - | motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including any |
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601 | | - | insurance policy in use or approved for use that excludes |
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602 | | - | coverage for motor vehicles used for deliver y or for any |
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603 | | - | business use; or |
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604 | | - | (2) Invalidate, limit, or restrict an insurer's |
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605 | | - | ability under existing law to: |
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606 | | - | (a) Underwrite any insurance policy; or |
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607 | | - | (b) Cancel and nonrenew an insurance policy. |
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608 | | - | 4. A motor vehicle liability insurer that defends or |
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609 | | - | indemnifies a claim against a delivery network company |
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611 | | - | driver that is excluded under the terms of its insurance |
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612 | | - | policy may seek recovery against the insurer providing |
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613 | | - | insurance coverage under subsections 1 and 2 of section |
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614 | | - | 379.2015 if the claim: |
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615 | | - | (1) Occurs during the delivery availability period or |
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616 | | - | the delivery service period; and |
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617 | | - | (2) Is excluded under the terms of its insurance |
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618 | | - | policy. |
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619 | | - | Section B. The enactment of sections 379.1900 to |
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620 | | - | 379.1970 and sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 of this act shall |
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621 | | - | become effective on October 1, 2026. |
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622 | | - | Section C. If any provision of section A of this act |
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623 | | - | or the application thereof to anyone or to any circumstance |
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624 | | - | is held invalid, the remainder of those sect ions and the |
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625 | | - | application of such provisions to others or other |
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626 | | - | circumstances shall not be affected thereby. |
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| 12 | + | Section A. Chapter 379, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 |
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| 13 | + | twenty-one new sections, to be known as sections 379.1900, 2 |
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| 14 | + | 379.1905, 379.1910, 379.1915, 379.1920, 379.1925, 379.1930, 3 |
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| 15 | + | 379.1935, 379.1940, 379.1945, 379.1950, 379.1955, 379.1960, 4 |
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| 16 | + | 379.1965, 379.1970, 379.2000, 379.2005, 379.2010, 379.2015, 5 |
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| 17 | + | 379.2020, and 379.2025, to read as follows:6 |
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| 18 | + | 379.1900. Sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 shall be known 1 |
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| 19 | + | and may be cited as the "Peer -to-Peer Car Sharing Program 2 |
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| 20 | + | Insurance Act". 3 |
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| 21 | + | 379.1905. Nothing in sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 1 |
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| 22 | + | shall be construed to extend beyond insurance or have any 2 |
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| 23 | + | implications for sections other than sections 379.1900 to 3 |
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| 24 | + | 379.1970 including, but not limited to, sections related to 4 |
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| 25 | + | motor vehicle regulation, airport regul ation, or taxation. 5 |
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| 26 | + | The provisions of sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 shall not be 6 |
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| 27 | + | construed to affect any other provision of law. 7 |
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| 28 | + | 379.1910. For purposes of sections 379.1900 to 1 |
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| 29 | + | 379.1970, except where otherwise provided, the following 2 |
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| 30 | + | terms mean: 3 |
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| 31 | + | (1) "Car sharing delivery period", the period of time 4 |
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| 32 | + | during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the 5 SB 181 2 |
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| 33 | + | location of the car sharing start time, if applicable, as 6 |
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| 34 | + | documented by the governing car sharing program agreement; 7 |
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| 35 | + | (2) "Car sharing period", the period of time that 8 |
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| 36 | + | commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there 9 |
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| 37 | + | is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the 10 |
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| 38 | + | car sharing start time and in either case ends at the car 11 |
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| 39 | + | sharing termination time; 12 |
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| 40 | + | (3) "Car sharing program agreement", the terms and 13 |
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| 41 | + | conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared 14 |
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| 42 | + | vehicle driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle 15 |
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| 43 | + | through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term "car 16 |
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| 44 | + | sharing program agreement" does not include a rental 17 |
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| 45 | + | agreement as defined in section 407.730; 18 |
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| 46 | + | (4) "Car sharing start time", the time when the shared 19 |
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| 47 | + | vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared vehicle 20 |
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| 48 | + | driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared 21 |
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| 49 | + | vehicle is scheduled to begin as documented in the records 22 |
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| 50 | + | of a peer–to–peer car sharing program; 23 |
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| 51 | + | (5) "Car sharing termination time", the earliest of 24 |
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| 52 | + | the following events: 25 |
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| 53 | + | (a) The expiration of the agreed -upon period of time 26 |
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| 54 | + | established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the 27 |
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| 55 | + | terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared 28 |
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| 56 | + | vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car 29 |
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| 57 | + | sharing program agreement; 30 |
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| 58 | + | (b) When the shared vehicle is returned to a location 31 |
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| 59 | + | as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and 32 |
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| 60 | + | the shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer -to- 33 |
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| 61 | + | peer car sharing program, which alternatively agreed -upon 34 |
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| 62 | + | location shall be incorporated into the car sharing program 35 |
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| 63 | + | agreement; or 36 SB 181 3 |
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| 64 | + | (c) When the shared vehicle owner or the shared 37 |
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| 65 | + | vehicle owner's authorized designee takes possession and 38 |
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| 66 | + | control of the shared vehicle; 39 |
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| 67 | + | (6) "Peer-to-peer car sharing", the authorized use of 40 |
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| 68 | + | a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner 41 |
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| 69 | + | through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term "peer- 42 |
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| 70 | + | to-peer car sharing" does not include a rental car or rental 43 |
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| 71 | + | activity as described in section 407.732; 44 |
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| 72 | + | (7) "Peer-to-peer car sharing program", a business 45 |
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| 73 | + | platform that connects veh icle owners with drivers to enable 46 |
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| 74 | + | the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. The 47 |
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| 75 | + | term "peer-to-peer car sharing program" does not include a 48 |
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| 76 | + | car rental company as defined in section 407.730; 49 |
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| 77 | + | (8) "Shared vehicle", a vehicle that is avail able for 50 |
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| 78 | + | sharing through a peer -to-peer car sharing program. The 51 |
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| 79 | + | term "shared vehicle" does not include a rental car as 52 |
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| 80 | + | described in section 407.732; 53 |
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| 81 | + | (9) "Shared vehicle driver", an individual who has 54 |
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| 82 | + | been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared 55 |
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| 83 | + | vehicle owner under a car sharing program agreement; 56 |
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| 84 | + | (10) "Shared vehicle owner", the registered owner, or 57 |
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| 85 | + | a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a 58 |
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| 86 | + | vehicle made available for sharing to shared vehicle drivers 59 |
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| 87 | + | through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. 60 |
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| 88 | + | 379.1915. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of 1 |
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| 89 | + | this section, a peer -to-peer car sharing program shall 2 |
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| 90 | + | assume liability of a shared vehicle owner for bodily injury 3 |
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| 91 | + | or property damage to thi rd parties or uninsured and 4 |
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| 92 | + | underinsured motorist or personal injury protection losses 5 |
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| 93 | + | during the car sharing period in an amount stated in the 6 |
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| 94 | + | peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement, which amount 7 |
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| 95 | + | shall not be less than the amount required under ch apter 303. 8 SB 181 4 |
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| 96 | + | 2. Notwithstanding the definition of "car sharing 9 |
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| 97 | + | termination time" in section 379.1910, the assumption of 10 |
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| 98 | + | liability under subsection 1 of this section shall not apply 11 |
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| 99 | + | to any shared vehicle owner when: 12 |
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| 100 | + | (1) A shared vehicle owner m akes an intentional or 13 |
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| 101 | + | fraudulent material misrepresentation or omission to the 14 |
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| 102 | + | peer-to-peer car sharing program before the car sharing 15 |
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| 103 | + | period in which the loss occurred; or 16 |
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| 104 | + | (2) Acting in concert with a shared vehicle driver who 17 |
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| 105 | + | fails to return the shared vehicle in accordance with the 18 |
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| 106 | + | terms of the car sharing program agreement. 19 |
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| 107 | + | 3. Notwithstanding the definition of "car sharing 20 |
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| 108 | + | termination time" in section 379.1910, the assumption of 21 |
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| 109 | + | liability under subsection 1 of this section shall appl y to 22 |
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| 110 | + | bodily injury, property damage, uninsured and underinsured 23 |
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| 111 | + | motorist, or personal injury protection losses by damaged 24 |
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| 112 | + | third parties as required by chapter 303. 25 |
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| 113 | + | 4. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall ensure 26 |
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| 114 | + | that, during each car sharing p eriod, the shared vehicle 27 |
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| 115 | + | owner and the shared vehicle driver are insured under a 28 |
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| 116 | + | motor vehicle liability insurance policy that provides 29 |
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| 117 | + | insurance coverage in amounts no less than the minimum 30 |
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| 118 | + | amounts set forth in chapter 303, and that: 31 |
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| 119 | + | (1) Recognizes that the shared vehicle insured under 32 |
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| 120 | + | the policy is made available and used through a peer -to-peer 33 |
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| 121 | + | car sharing program; or 34 |
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| 122 | + | (2) Does not exclude use of a shared vehicle by a 35 |
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| 123 | + | shared vehicle driver. 36 |
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| 124 | + | 5. The insurance described under subsect ion 4 of this 37 |
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| 125 | + | section may be satisfied by motor vehicle liability 38 |
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| 126 | + | insurance maintained by: 39 |
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| 127 | + | (1) A shared vehicle owner; 40 SB 181 5 |
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| 128 | + | (2) A shared vehicle driver; 41 |
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| 129 | + | (3) A peer-to-peer car sharing program; or 42 |
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| 130 | + | (4) A shared vehicle owner, a shared ve hicle driver, 43 |
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| 131 | + | and a peer-to-peer car sharing program. 44 |
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| 132 | + | 6. The insurance described in subsection 5 of this 45 |
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| 133 | + | section that is satisfying the insurance requirement of 46 |
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| 134 | + | subsection 4 of this section shall be primary during each 47 |
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| 135 | + | car sharing period. If a claim occurs in another state with 48 |
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| 136 | + | minimum financial responsibility limits higher than the 49 |
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| 137 | + | minimum financial responsibility requirements in chapter 303 50 |
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| 138 | + | during the car sharing period, the coverage maintained under 51 |
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| 139 | + | subsection 5 of this section shall satis fy the difference in 52 |
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| 140 | + | minimum coverage amounts up to the applicable policy limits. 53 |
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| 141 | + | 7. The insurer, insurers, or peer -to-peer car sharing 54 |
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| 142 | + | program providing coverage under subsection 4 or 5 of this 55 |
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| 143 | + | section shall assume primary liability for a claim w hen: 56 |
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| 144 | + | (1) A dispute exists as to who was in control of the 57 |
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| 145 | + | shared vehicle at the time of the loss and the peer -to-peer 58 |
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| 146 | + | car sharing program does not have available, did not retain, 59 |
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| 147 | + | or fails to provide the information required by section 60 |
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| 148 | + | 379.1930; or 61 |
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| 149 | + | (2) A dispute exists as to whether the shared vehicle 62 |
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| 150 | + | was returned to the alternatively agreed -upon location as 63 |
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| 151 | + | required under paragraph (b) of subdivision (5) of section 64 |
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| 152 | + | 379.1910. 65 |
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| 153 | + | 8. If insurance maintained by a shared vehicle owner 66 |
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| 154 | + | or shared vehicle driver in accordance with subsection 5 of 67 |
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| 155 | + | this section has lapsed or does not provide the required 68 |
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| 156 | + | coverage, insurance maintained by a peer -to-peer car sharing 69 |
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| 157 | + | program shall provide the coverage required by subsection 4 70 |
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| 158 | + | of this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim 71 SB 181 6 |
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| 159 | + | and have the duty to defend such claim except under 72 |
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| 160 | + | circumstances as set forth in subsection 2 of this section. 73 |
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| 161 | + | 9. Coverage under an automobile insurance policy 74 |
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| 162 | + | maintained by the peer -to-peer car sharing program shall not 75 |
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| 163 | + | be dependent on another automobile insurer first denying a 76 |
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| 164 | + | claim nor shall another automobile insurance policy be 77 |
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| 165 | + | required to first deny a claim. 78 |
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| 166 | + | 10. Nothing in this section: 79 |
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| 167 | + | (1) Limits the liability of the peer -to-peer car 80 |
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| 168 | + | sharing program for any act or omission of the peer -to-peer 81 |
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| 169 | + | car sharing program itself that results in injury to any 82 |
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| 170 | + | person as a result of the use of a shared vehicle through a 83 |
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| 171 | + | peer-to-peer car sharing program; or 84 |
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| 172 | + | (2) Limits the ability of the pee r-to-peer car sharing 85 |
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| 173 | + | program to, by contract, seek indemnification from the 86 |
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| 174 | + | shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for 87 |
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| 175 | + | economic loss sustained by the peer -to-peer car sharing 88 |
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| 176 | + | program, resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions 89 |
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| 177 | + | of the car sharing program agreement. 90 |
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| 178 | + | 379.1920. At the time when a vehicle owner registers 1 |
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| 179 | + | as a shared vehicle owner on a peer -to-peer car sharing 2 |
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| 180 | + | program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner 3 |
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| 181 | + | makes a shared vehicle availa ble for car sharing on the peer - 4 |
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| 182 | + | to-peer car sharing program, the peer -to-peer car sharing 5 |
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| 183 | + | program shall notify the shared vehicle owner that, if the 6 |
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| 184 | + | shared vehicle has a lien against it, the use of the shared 7 |
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| 185 | + | vehicle through a peer -to-peer car sharing program, 8 |
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| 186 | + | including use without physical damage coverage, may violate 9 |
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| 187 | + | the terms of the contract with the lienholder. 10 |
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| 188 | + | 379.1925. 1. An authorized insurer that writes motor 1 |
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| 189 | + | vehicle liability insurance in this state may exclude any 2 |
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| 190 | + | and all coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify for any 3 SB 181 7 |
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| 191 | + | claim afforded under a shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle 4 |
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| 192 | + | liability insurance policy including, but not limited to: 5 |
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| 193 | + | (1) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property 6 |
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| 194 | + | damage; 7 |
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| 195 | + | (2) Personal injury protection coverage; 8 |
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| 196 | + | (3) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage; 9 |
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| 197 | + | (4) Medical payments coverage; 10 |
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| 198 | + | (5) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and 11 |
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| 199 | + | (6) Collision physical damage coverage. 12 |
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| 200 | + | 2. Nothing in sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 13 |
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| 201 | + | invalidates or limits an exclusion contained in a motor 14 |
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| 202 | + | vehicle liability insurance policy, including any insurance 15 |
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| 203 | + | policy in use or approved for use that excludes coverage for 16 |
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| 204 | + | motor vehicles made available for rent, sharing, or hire or 17 |
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| 205 | + | for any business use. 18 |
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| 206 | + | 3. Nothing in sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 19 |
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| 207 | + | invalidates, limits, or restricts an insurer's ability under 20 |
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| 208 | + | existing law to underwrite any insurance policy. Nothing in 21 |
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| 209 | + | sections 379.1900 to 379.1970 invalidates, limits , or 22 |
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| 210 | + | restricts an insurer's ability under existing law to cancel 23 |
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| 211 | + | and nonrenew policies. 24 |
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| 212 | + | 379.1930. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall 1 |
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| 213 | + | collect and verify records pertaining to the use of a 2 |
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| 214 | + | vehicle including, but not limited to, times used, car 3 |
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| 215 | + | sharing period pick-up and drop-off locations, fees paid by 4 |
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| 216 | + | the shared vehicle driver, and revenues received by the 5 |
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| 217 | + | shared vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program 6 |
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| 218 | + | shall provide such information upon request to the shared 7 |
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| 219 | + | vehicle owner, the shared vehicle owner's insurer, or the 8 |
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| 220 | + | shared vehicle driver's insurer to facilitate a claim 9 |
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| 221 | + | coverage investigation, settlement, negotiation, or 10 |
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| 222 | + | litigation. The peer-to-peer car sharing program shall 11 SB 181 8 |
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| 223 | + | retain the records for a time per iod not less than the 12 |
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| 224 | + | applicable personal injury statute of limitations. 13 |
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| 225 | + | 379.1935. A peer-to-peer car sharing program and a 1 |
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| 226 | + | shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious 2 |
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| 227 | + | liability in accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section 30106 and 3 |
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| 228 | + | under any state or local law that imposes liability solely 4 |
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| 229 | + | based on vehicle ownership. 5 |
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| 230 | + | 379.1940. A motor vehicle insurer that defends or 1 |
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| 231 | + | indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is 2 |
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| 232 | + | excluded under the terms of its policy sha ll have the right 3 |
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| 233 | + | to seek recovery against the motor vehicle insurer of the 4 |
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| 234 | + | peer-to-peer car sharing program if the claim is: 5 |
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| 235 | + | (1) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the 6 |
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| 236 | + | shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during 7 |
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| 237 | + | the car sharing period; and 8 |
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| 238 | + | (2) Excluded under the terms of its policy. 9 |
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| 239 | + | 379.1945. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, statute, 1 |
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| 240 | + | rule, or regulation to the contrary, a peer -to-peer car 2 |
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| 241 | + | sharing program shall have an insurable interest in a sha red 3 |
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| 242 | + | vehicle during the car sharing period. 4 |
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| 243 | + | 2. Nothing in this section creates liability on a peer - 5 |
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| 244 | + | to-peer car sharing program to maintain the coverage 6 |
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| 245 | + | mandated by section 379.1915. 7 |
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| 246 | + | 3. A peer–to–peer car sharing program may own and 8 |
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| 247 | + | maintain as the named insured one or more policies of motor 9 |
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| 248 | + | vehicle liability insurance that provides coverage for: 10 |
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| 249 | + | (1) Liabilities assumed by the peer –to–peer car 11 |
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| 250 | + | sharing program under a peer –to–peer car sharing program 12 |
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| 251 | + | agreement; 13 |
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| 252 | + | (2) Any liability of the shared vehicle owner; 14 |
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| 253 | + | (3) Damage or loss to the shared vehicle; or 15 |
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| 254 | + | (4) Any liability of the shared vehicle driver. 16 SB 181 9 |
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| 255 | + | 379.1950. Each car sharing program agreement made in 1 |
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| 256 | + | this state shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and 2 |
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| 257 | + | the shared vehicle driver: 3 |
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| 258 | + | (1) Any right of the peer -to-peer car sharing program 4 |
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| 259 | + | to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the 5 |
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| 260 | + | shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the 6 |
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| 261 | + | peer-to-peer car sharing program, res ulting from a breach of 7 |
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| 262 | + | the terms and conditions of the car sharing program 8 |
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| 263 | + | agreement; 9 |
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| 264 | + | (2) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy 10 |
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| 265 | + | issued to the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or 11 |
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| 266 | + | to the shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or 12 |
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| 267 | + | indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer -to-peer 13 |
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| 268 | + | car sharing program; 14 |
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| 269 | + | (3) That the peer-to-peer car sharing program's 15 |
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| 270 | + | insurance coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the 16 |
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| 271 | + | shared vehicle driver is in effect only during eac h car 17 |
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| 272 | + | sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle 18 |
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| 273 | + | by the shared vehicle driver after the car sharing 19 |
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| 274 | + | termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared 20 |
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| 275 | + | vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage; 21 |
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| 276 | + | (4) The daily rate, fees , and if applicable, any 22 |
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| 277 | + | insurance or protection package costs that are charged to 23 |
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| 278 | + | the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver; 24 |
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| 279 | + | (5) That the shared vehicle owner's motor vehicle 25 |
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| 280 | + | liability insurance may not provide coverage for a shared 26 |
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| 281 | + | vehicle; 27 |
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| 282 | + | (6) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable 28 |
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| 283 | + | of fielding roadside assistance and other customer service 29 |
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| 284 | + | inquiries; and 30 |
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| 285 | + | (7) Whether there are conditions under which a shared 31 |
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| 286 | + | vehicle driver is required to maintain a personal automobile 32 SB 181 10 |
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| 287 | + | insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on 33 |
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| 288 | + | a primary basis in order to book a shared motor vehicle. 34 |
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| 289 | + | 379.1955. 1. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall 1 |
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| 290 | + | not enter into a peer -to-peer car sharing program agreement 2 |
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| 291 | + | with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared 3 |
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| 292 | + | vehicle: 4 |
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| 293 | + | (1) Holds a driver's license issued by this state that 5 |
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| 294 | + | authorizes the driver to operate vehicles of the class of 6 |
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| 295 | + | the shared vehicle; 7 |
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| 296 | + | (2) Is a nonresident who: 8 |
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| 297 | + | (a) Has a driver's license issued by the state or 9 |
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| 298 | + | country of the driver's residence that authorizes the driver 10 |
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| 299 | + | in that state or country to drive vehicles of the class of 11 |
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| 300 | + | the shared vehicle; and 12 |
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| 301 | + | (b) Is at least the same age as the age required of a 13 |
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| 302 | + | resident to drive in this state; or 14 |
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| 303 | + | (3) Otherwise is specifically authorized by this state 15 |
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| 304 | + | to drive vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle. 16 |
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| 305 | + | 2. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall keep a 17 |
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| 306 | + | record of: 18 |
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| 307 | + | (1) The name and address of the shared vehicle driver; 19 |
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| 308 | + | (2) The number of the driver's license of the shared 20 |
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| 309 | + | vehicle driver and of each other person, if any, who will 21 |
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| 310 | + | operate the shared vehicle; and 22 |
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| 311 | + | (3) The place of issuance of the driver's license. 23 |
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| 312 | + | 379.1960. A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall 1 |
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| 313 | + | have sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS 2 |
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| 314 | + | system or other special equipment that is put in or on the 3 |
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| 315 | + | vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing 4 |
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| 316 | + | transaction, and shall agree t o indemnify and hold harmless 5 |
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| 317 | + | the shared vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such 6 |
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| 318 | + | equipment during the car sharing period not caused by the 7 SB 181 11 |
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| 319 | + | shared vehicle owner. The peer-to-peer car sharing program 8 |
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| 320 | + | has the right to seek indemnity from the sha red vehicle 9 |
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| 321 | + | driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs 10 |
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| 322 | + | during the car sharing period. 11 |
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| 323 | + | 379.1965. 1. At the time when a vehicle owner 1 |
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| 324 | + | registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer -to-peer car 2 |
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| 325 | + | sharing program and prio r to the time when the shared 3 |
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| 326 | + | vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car 4 |
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| 327 | + | sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer -to- 5 |
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| 328 | + | peer car sharing program shall: 6 |
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| 329 | + | (1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any 7 |
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| 330 | + | safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not 8 |
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| 331 | + | been made; and 9 |
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| 332 | + | (2) Notify the shared vehicle owner of the 10 |
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| 333 | + | requirements under subsection 2 of this section. 11 |
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| 334 | + | 2. (1) If the shared vehicle owner has received an 12 |
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| 335 | + | actual notice of a safety recall on the vehicle, a shared 13 |
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| 336 | + | vehicle owner shall not make a vehicle available as a shared 14 |
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| 337 | + | vehicle on a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the 15 |
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| 338 | + | safety recall repair has been made. 16 |
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| 339 | + | (2) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual 17 |
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| 340 | + | notice of a safety rec all on a shared vehicle while the 18 |
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| 341 | + | shared vehicle is made available on the peer -to-peer car 19 |
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| 342 | + | sharing program, the shared vehicle owner shall remove the 20 |
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| 343 | + | shared vehicle as available on the peer -to-peer car sharing 21 |
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| 344 | + | program as soon as practicable after recei ving the notice of 22 |
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| 345 | + | the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has 23 |
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| 346 | + | been made. 24 |
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| 347 | + | (3) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual 25 |
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| 348 | + | notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being 26 |
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| 349 | + | used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, as soon 27 |
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| 350 | + | as practicable after receiving the notice of the safety 28 SB 181 12 |
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| 351 | + | recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer -to- 29 |
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| 352 | + | peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the 30 |
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| 353 | + | shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair. 31 |
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| 354 | + | 379.1970. The department of commerce and insurance may 1 |
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| 355 | + | promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the 2 |
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| 356 | + | administration of sections 379.1900 to 379.1970. Any rule 3 |
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| 357 | + | or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 4 |
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| 358 | + | 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in 5 |
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| 359 | + | this section shall become effective only if it complies with 6 |
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| 360 | + | and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, 7 |
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| 361 | + | if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 8 |
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| 362 | + | 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with 9 |
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| 363 | + | the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to 10 |
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| 364 | + | delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule 11 |
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| 365 | + | are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 12 |
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| 366 | + | rulemaking authority and any rule pro posed or adopted after 13 |
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| 367 | + | the effective date of this section shall be invalid and void. 14 |
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| 368 | + | 379.2000. Sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 shall be known 1 |
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| 369 | + | and may be cited as the "Delivery Network Company Insurance 2 |
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| 370 | + | Act". 3 |
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| 371 | + | 379.2005. For purposes of sections 379.2000 to 1 |
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| 372 | + | 379.2025, the following terms mean: 2 |
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| 373 | + | (1) "Delivery availability period", the period when a 3 |
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| 374 | + | delivery network company driver: 4 |
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| 375 | + | (a) Has logged on to a digital network and is 5 |
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| 376 | + | available to receive requests to provide delivery services 6 |
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| 377 | + | from a delivery network company; 7 |
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| 378 | + | (b) Is operating a personal vehicle; and 8 |
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| 379 | + | (c) Is not providing delivery services or operating in 9 |
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| 380 | + | the delivery service period; 10 |
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| 381 | + | (2) "Delivery network company", an entity that: 11 SB 181 13 |
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| 382 | + | (a) Is a corporation, partnership, sole 12 |
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| 383 | + | proprietorship, or other entity; 13 |
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| 384 | + | (b) Operates in this state; and 14 |
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| 385 | + | (c) Uses a digital network to connect a delivery 15 |
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| 386 | + | network company customer to a delivery network company 16 |
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| 387 | + | driver to provide delivery se rvices; 17 |
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| 388 | + | (3) "Delivery network company customer", a person who: 18 |
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| 389 | + | (a) Orders the delivery of goods; and 19 |
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| 390 | + | (b) Directs the delivery network company driver as to 20 |
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| 391 | + | the delivery location for the goods; 21 |
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| 392 | + | (4) "Delivery network company driver", an individual 22 |
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| 393 | + | who provides delivery services through a delivery network 23 |
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| 394 | + | company's digital network using a personal vehicle; 24 |
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| 395 | + | (5) "Delivery service period", the period that: 25 |
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| 396 | + | (a) Begins when a delivery network company driver 26 |
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| 397 | + | starts operating a personal vehicle en route to pick up 27 |
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| 398 | + | goods for a delivery or series of deliveries as documented 28 |
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| 399 | + | through a digital network controlled by a delivery network 29 |
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| 400 | + | company; 30 |
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| 401 | + | (b) Continues while the delivery network company 31 |
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| 402 | + | driver transports the requested d elivery or deliveries; and 32 |
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| 403 | + | (c) Ends upon delivery of the requested goods to: 33 |
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| 404 | + | a. The location designated by the delivery network 34 |
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| 405 | + | company customer or the location designated by the last 35 |
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| 406 | + | delivery network company customer in a series of deliverie s; 36 |
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| 407 | + | or 37 |
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| 408 | + | b. A location designated by the delivery network 38 |
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| 409 | + | company, including for purposes of returning the goods; 39 |
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| 410 | + | (6) "Delivery services", the fulfillment of delivery 40 |
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| 411 | + | requests made by a delivery network company customer through 41 |
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| 412 | + | a digital network, including the pickup of any goods by the 42 |
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| 413 | + | delivery network company driver and the delivery of the 43 SB 181 14 |
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| 414 | + | goods to the location designated by the delivery network 44 |
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| 415 | + | company customer. The term "delivery services" may include 45 |
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| 416 | + | a series of deliveries to the desi gnated locations of 46 |
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| 417 | + | different delivery network company customers; 47 |
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| 418 | + | (7) "Digital network", any online application, 48 |
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| 419 | + | software, website, or system offered or utilized by a 49 |
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| 420 | + | delivery network company that enables deliveries with 50 |
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| 421 | + | delivery network company drivers; 51 |
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| 422 | + | (8) "Personal vehicle", a motor vehicle that is: 52 |
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| 423 | + | (a) Used by a delivery network company driver to 53 |
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| 424 | + | provide delivery services through a digital network; and 54 |
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| 425 | + | (b) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by 55 |
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| 426 | + | the delivery network company driver. 56 |
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| 427 | + | 379.2010. 1. Sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 do not 1 |
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| 428 | + | limit the scope of federal or state law regarding delivery 2 |
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| 429 | + | or transport of goods. 3 |
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| 430 | + | 2. A delivery made under sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 4 |
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| 431 | + | that is subject to a ny other law shall comply with the 5 |
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| 432 | + | requirements of that law. 6 |
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| 433 | + | 3. If a conflict between sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 7 |
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| 434 | + | and another law dealing with the delivery or transport of 8 |
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| 435 | + | goods arises, the other law prevails. 9 |
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| 436 | + | 379.2015. 1. A delivery network company shall ensure 1 |
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| 437 | + | that, during the delivery availability period, if 2 |
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| 438 | + | applicable, and during the delivery service period, primary 3 |
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| 439 | + | motor vehicle liability insurance is in effect that: 4 |
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| 440 | + | (1) Recognizes that the operator of the motor vehicle 5 |
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| 441 | + | is a delivery network company driver; or 6 |
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| 442 | + | (2) Does not exclude coverage for use of a personal 7 |
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| 443 | + | vehicle to provide deliveries. 8 |
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| 444 | + | 2. During the delivery service period and the delivery 9 |
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| 445 | + | availability period, the delivery network company dri ver or 10 SB 181 15 |
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| 446 | + | delivery network company, or any combination of the two, 11 |
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| 447 | + | shall maintain motor vehicle liability insurance coverage 12 |
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| 448 | + | that insures the delivery network company driver for 13 |
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| 449 | + | liability to third parties of not less than: 14 |
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| 450 | + | (1) Fifty thousand dollars for damages arising out of 15 |
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| 451 | + | bodily injury sustained by any one person in an accident; 16 |
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| 452 | + | (2) One hundred thousand dollars for damages arising 17 |
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| 453 | + | out of bodily injury sustained by all persons injured in an 18 |
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| 454 | + | accident; and 19 |
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| 455 | + | (3) Twenty-five thousand dollars for all damages 20 |
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| 456 | + | arising out of damage to or destruction of property in an 21 |
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| 457 | + | accident. 22 |
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| 458 | + | 3. If the insurance coverage maintained by a delivery 23 |
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| 459 | + | network company driver under subsections 1 and 2 of this 24 |
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| 460 | + | section has lapsed or does not provide the req uired motor 25 |
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| 461 | + | vehicle liability insurance coverage, the following 26 |
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| 462 | + | requirements shall apply: 27 |
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| 463 | + | (1) The insurance coverage maintained by the delivery 28 |
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| 464 | + | network company shall provide the motor vehicle liability 29 |
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| 465 | + | insurance coverage required by subsections 1 and 2 of this 30 |
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| 466 | + | section beginning with the first one dollar of a claim; and 31 |
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| 467 | + | (2) The insurance coverage maintained by the delivery 32 |
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| 468 | + | network company shall provide that the motor vehicle 33 |
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| 469 | + | liability insurer has the duty to defend the claim. 34 |
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| 470 | + | 4. Coverage under a motor vehicle liability insurance 35 |
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| 471 | + | policy maintained by the delivery network company is not 36 |
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| 472 | + | dependent upon another motor vehicle liability insurer first 37 |
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| 473 | + | denying a claim nor shall another motor vehicle liability 38 |
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| 474 | + | insurance policy be required to first deny a claim. 39 |
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| 475 | + | 5. Insurance coverage required by this section may be 40 |
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| 476 | + | obtained from an insurance company licensed to transact 41 SB 181 16 |
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| 477 | + | business under the insurance laws of this state or by an 42 |
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| 478 | + | eligible surplus lines insurer under chapter 384. 43 |
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| 479 | + | 6. The coverage required under subsections 1 and 2 of 44 |
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| 480 | + | this section shall be deemed to satisfy the motor vehicle 45 |
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| 481 | + | financial responsibility requirements for a motor vehicle 46 |
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| 482 | + | under chapter 303. 47 |
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| 483 | + | 7. (1) A delivery network company driver shall carry 48 |
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| 484 | + | proof of insurance required under subsections 1 and 2 of 49 |
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| 485 | + | this section at all times while using a personal vehicle in 50 |
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| 486 | + | connection with a digital network. 51 |
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| 487 | + | (2) In the event of an accident, a delivery network 52 |
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| 488 | + | company driver shall, upon request: 53 |
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| 489 | + | (a) Provide insurance coverage information to the 54 |
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| 490 | + | directly interested parties, insurers, and investigating law 55 |
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| 491 | + | enforcement officers; and 56 |
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| 492 | + | (b) Disclose to the directly interested parties, 57 |
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| 493 | + | insurers, and investigating law enforcement officers whether 58 |
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| 494 | + | the delivery network company driver was operating during the 59 |
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| 495 | + | delivery availability period or the delivery service period 60 |
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| 496 | + | at the time of the accident. 61 |
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| 497 | + | (3) The insurance coverage information required in 62 |
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| 498 | + | section 303.024 may be displayed or provided in ei ther paper 63 |
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| 499 | + | or electronic format. 64 |
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| 500 | + | 8. (1) In a claims coverage investigation, a delivery 65 |
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| 501 | + | network company or an insurer of the delivery network 66 |
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| 502 | + | company shall: 67 |
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| 503 | + | (a) Cooperate with all insurers that are involved in 68 |
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| 504 | + | the claims coverage investigat ion to facilitate the exchange 69 |
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| 505 | + | of information; and 70 |
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| 506 | + | (b) Upon request by directly involved parties or an 71 |
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| 507 | + | insurer of directly involved parties, immediately provide 72 |
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| 508 | + | the times that a delivery network company driver began and 73 SB 181 17 |
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| 509 | + | ended the delivery availab ility period and the delivery 74 |
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| 510 | + | service period on the delivery network company's digital 75 |
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| 511 | + | network in: 76 |
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| 512 | + | a. The twelve-hour period immediately preceding the 77 |
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| 513 | + | accident; and 78 |
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| 514 | + | b. The twelve-hour period immediately following the 79 |
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| 515 | + | accident. 80 |
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| 516 | + | (2) An insurer potentially providing the coverage 81 |
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| 517 | + | required in this section shall disclose upon request by any 82 |
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| 518 | + | other insurer involved in the particular claim a clear 83 |
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| 519 | + | description of the applicable coverage, exclusions, and 84 |
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| 520 | + | limits provided under any motor vehicl e liability insurance 85 |
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| 521 | + | policies maintained in order to satisfy the requirements of 86 |
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| 522 | + | this section. 87 |
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| 523 | + | 9. An insurer of a delivery network company providing 88 |
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| 524 | + | coverage under subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall 89 |
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| 525 | + | assume primary liability for a claim wh en: 90 |
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| 526 | + | (1) A dispute exists as to when the delivery 91 |
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| 527 | + | availability period or the delivery service period began or 92 |
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| 528 | + | ended; and 93 |
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| 529 | + | (2) The delivery network company does not have 94 |
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| 530 | + | available, did not retain, or fails to provide the 95 |
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| 531 | + | information required i n subsection 7 of this section. 96 |
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| 532 | + | 10. A delivery network company shall not be deemed to 97 |
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| 533 | + | control, direct, or manage a personal vehicle or delivery 98 |
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| 534 | + | network company driver who connects to the delivery network 99 |
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| 535 | + | company's digital network except if agreed to by written 100 |
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| 536 | + | contract. 101 |
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| 537 | + | 379.2020. A delivery network company shall not permit 1 |
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| 538 | + | a delivery network company driver to engage in delivery 2 |
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| 539 | + | services on the delivery network company's digital network 3 SB 181 18 |
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| 540 | + | until the delivery network company disc loses in writing to 4 |
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| 541 | + | the delivery network company driver: 5 |
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| 542 | + | (1) The insurance coverage, including, but not limited 6 |
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| 543 | + | to, the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, 7 |
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| 544 | + | that the delivery network company provides while the 8 |
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| 545 | + | delivery network comp any driver uses a personal vehicle in 9 |
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| 546 | + | connection with a delivery network company's digital 10 |
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| 547 | + | network; and 11 |
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| 548 | + | (2) That the delivery network company driver's own 12 |
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| 549 | + | motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not provide any 13 |
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| 550 | + | insurance coverage during the delivery availability period, 14 |
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| 551 | + | if applicable, or the delivery service period. 15 |
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| 552 | + | 379.2025. 1. An insurer that is licensed to write 1 |
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| 553 | + | motor vehicle liability insurance in this state may exclude 2 |
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| 554 | + | coverage and deny the duty to defend or indem nify for a 3 |
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| 555 | + | claim of injury or loss that occurs during the delivery 4 |
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| 556 | + | availability period and the delivery service period. 5 |
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| 557 | + | 2. The right to exclude all coverage under subsection 6 |
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| 558 | + | 1 of this section may apply to any coverage included in the 7 |
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| 559 | + | motor vehicle liability insurance policy including, but not 8 |
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| 560 | + | limited to: 9 |
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| 561 | + | (1) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property 10 |
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| 562 | + | damage; 11 |
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| 563 | + | (2) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage; 12 |
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| 564 | + | (3) Medical payments coverage; 13 |
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| 565 | + | (4) Comprehensive physical damage coverage; and 14 |
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| 566 | + | (5) Collision physical damage coverage. 15 |
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| 567 | + | 3. Sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 do not: 16 |
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| 568 | + | (1) Invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a 17 |
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| 569 | + | motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including any 18 |
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| 570 | + | insurance policy in use or approved for use that excludes 19 SB 181 19 |
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| 571 | + | coverage for motor vehicles used for delivery or for any 20 |
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| 572 | + | business use; or 21 |
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| 573 | + | (2) Invalidate, limit, or restrict an insurer's 22 |
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| 574 | + | ability under existing law to: 23 |
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| 575 | + | (a) Underwrite any insurance policy; or 24 |
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| 576 | + | (b) Cancel and nonrenew an insurance policy. 25 |
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| 577 | + | 4. A motor vehicle liability insurer that defends or 26 |
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| 578 | + | indemnifies a claim against a delivery network company 27 |
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| 579 | + | driver that is excluded under the terms of its insurance 28 |
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| 580 | + | policy may seek recovery against the insurer pr oviding 29 |
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| 581 | + | insurance coverage under subsections 1 and 2 of section 30 |
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| 582 | + | 379.2015 if the claim: 31 |
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| 583 | + | (1) Occurs during the delivery availability period or 32 |
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| 584 | + | the delivery service period; and 33 |
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| 585 | + | (2) Is excluded under the terms of its insurance 34 |
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| 586 | + | policy. 35 |
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| 587 | + | Section B. The enactment of sections 379.1900 to 1 |
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| 588 | + | 379.1970 and sections 379.2000 to 379.2025 of this act shall 2 |
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| 589 | + | become effective on October 1, 2026. 3 |
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