H.B. 44
         MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE ARBITRATION AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 1 January 17, 2007 10:22 am



Representative Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 16 :    

             14          .    provides that a person may elect to submit a third party motor vehicle accident
             15     
  bodily injury       claim to arbitration by filing a notice to submit the claim to arbitration within 14

             16      days after the complaint has been answered;

2.    Page 2, Lines 36 through 41 :    

             36          (1) A person injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident may elect to submit all third
             37      party
  bodily injury       claims to arbitration by filing a notice of the submission of the claim to binding

             38      arbitration in a district court if:
             39          (a) the claimant or the claimant's representative has:
             40          (i) previously and timely filed a complaint in a district court that includes a third party
             41     
  bodily injury       claim; and


3.    Page 4, Lines 108 through 110 :    

             108          [(9)] (11) An arbitration award issued under this section shall be the final resolution of
             109      all
  bodily injury       claims between the parties and may be reduced to judgment by the court upon motion and

             110      notice unless:


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