PRINTER'S NO. 1755
No. 1476 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY KOWALYSHYN AND GILLETTE, JULY 11, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JULY 11, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 19, 1974 (P.L.489, No.176), entitled
2 "An act providing for a compensation system for persons
3 injured in motor vehicle accidents; requiring insurance for
4 all motor vehicles required to be registered in Pennsylvania;
5 defining compensable damage in motor vehicle accident cases;
6 establishing an assigned claims plan; providing for
7 arbitration; imposing powers and duties on courts, the
8 Department of Transportation and the Insurance Commissioner;
9 prohibiting certain discrimination; and providing penalties,"
10 further providing for the obligations of the owner upon
11 termination of security.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 104, act of July 19,
15 1974 (P.L.489, No.176), known as the "Pennsylvania No-fault
16 Motor Vehicle Insurance Act," is amended to read:
17 § 104. Required motor vehicle insurance.
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19 (d) Obligations upon termination of security.--An owner of a
20 motor vehicle who ceases to maintain the security required in
21 accordance with this act shall immediately surrender the
22 registration certificate and license plates for the vehicle to
23 the department and may not operate or permit operation of the
1 vehicle in this Commonwealth until security has again been
2 furnished as required in accordance with this act. A person
3 other than the owner who ceases to maintain such security shall
4 immediately notify the owner and the department. [who] The owner
5 of such an insecured vehicle shall immediately surrender the
6 registration certificate and registration plate for the vehicle
7 to the department and may not operate or permit operation of the
8 vehicle until security has again been furnished. An insurer who
9 has issued a contract of insurance and knows or has reason to
10 believe the contract is for the purpose of providing security
11 shall immediately give notice to the department of the
12 termination of the insurance. If the commissioner or department
13 withdraws approval of security provided by a self-insurer or
14 knows that the conditions for self-insurance have ceased to
15 exist, he shall immediately give notice thereof to the
16 department. These requirements may be modified or waived by the
17 department.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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