| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives Warren, Humphrey, and Scott (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Insurance, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, |
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| 11 | | - | Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | February 5, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H53-v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative Warren. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH40050 -NE-7* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT TO INCREASE THE DAMAGE THRESHOLDS FOR ACCIDENTS DEFINED BY 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | THE SAFE DRIVER INCENTIVE PLAN . 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 58-36-75 reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | "§ 58-36-75. At-fault accidents and certain moving traffic violations under the Safe Driver 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | Incentive Plan. 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | (a) The subclassification plan promulgated pursuant to G.S. 58-36-65(b) may provide for 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | separate surcharges for major, intermediate, and minor accidents. A "major accident" is an 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | at-fault accident that results in either (i) bodily injury or death or (ii) only property damage of 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | three thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($3,850) five thousand nine hundred seventy-five 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | dollars ($5,975) or more. An "intermediate accident" is an at-fault accident that results in only 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | property damage of more than two thousand three hundred dollars ($2,300) three thousand five 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | hundred seventy dollars ($3,570) but less than three thousand eight hundred fifty dollars 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | ($3,850). five thousand nine hundred seventy-five dollars ($5,975). A "minor accident" is an 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | at-fault accident that results in only property damage of two thousand three hundred dollars 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | ($2,300) three thousand five hundred seventy dollars ($3,570) or less. The subclassification plan 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | may also exempt certain minor accidents from the Facility recoupment surcharge. The Bureau 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | shall assign varying Safe Driver Incentive Plan point values and surcharges for bodily injury in 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | at-fault accidents that are commensurate with the severity of the injury, provided that the point 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | value and surcharge assigned for the most severe bodily injury shall not exceed the point value 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | and surcharge assigned to a major accident involving only property damage. 22 |
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| 36 | 35 | | …." 23 |
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| 37 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to accidents 24 |
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| 38 | 37 | | occurring on or after that date. 25 |
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