H.B. 132

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MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE PREMIUM
2 RATES
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Trisha S. Beck
6 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE; PROHIBITING CERTAIN INSURANCE
7 RATE INCREASES FOR VEHICLES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 31A-19-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 31A-19-211 is enacted to read:
13 31A-19-211. Premium increases prohibited for acts of vandalism.
14 (1) Each rate, rating schedule, and rating manual filed with the commissioner for
14a h [ property ] h
15 insurance covering a vehicle h [ with comprehensive insurance coverage ] OR THE OPERATION OF A
15a VEHICLE h may not permit a premium
16 increase due to:
17 (a) telephone calls or other inquiries that do not result in the h [ filing ] PAYMENT h of a claim;
17a or
18 (b) a claim resulting from any incident, including acts of vandalism, in which the person
19 named in the policy or any other person using the insured motor vehicle with the express or
20 implied permission of the named insured is not at fault h , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 78-27-37 h .
21 (2) This section is an exception to the provisions of Section 31A-19-201.

lilac-February 17, 1998

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-6-98 1:27 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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