North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1359 Compare Versions

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22 Sixty-ninth
33 Legislative Assembly
44 of North Dakota
55 Introduced by
66 Representative Koppelman
77 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-40 of the North Dakota
88 Century Code, relating to a prohibition on preferred automobile repair shops.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
1010 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 26.1-40 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
1111 and enacted as follows:
1212 Preferred repair shop - Prohibited.
13-1.An insurance company may not recommend, give preference, or give incentives to a
14-specific repair shop or chain of repair shops for the repair of automobiles covered by
15-the insurance company.
13+1.An insurance company may not recommend, give preference, give incentives, or
14+communicate to a specific repair shop or chain of repair shops for the repair of
15+automobiles covered by the insurance company.
1616 2.An insurance company may assign an adjuster to evaluate the damage to the
1717 automobile and make an offer to the insured. If the insured disagrees with the offer,
1818 the insured may submit an estimate from a repair shop of the insured's choosing to
1919 justify the insured's claim the insurance offer should be higher.
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