Title 23, Title 23: Motor Vehicles

§ 804. Method of proof (a) Proof of financial responsibility shall be furnished by an insurance company authorized to do business in this State, in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner and shall be evidence of the insuring of such person against claims and judgments for person…

§ 805. Waiver of defenses against injured party When evidence of the insuring of a person, convicted of a violation of a motor vehicle law within the terms of this title, is offered as proof of financial responsibility, the presentation of such proof shall include certification t…

§ 806. Additional evidence Additional evidence of financial responsibility shall be furnished to the Commissioner, at any time, upon the Commissioner’s request. (Amended 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 281, eff. July 1, 2024.)

§ 807. Bond The bond shall be held by the Commissioner to satisfy an execution issued against such person in a case arising out of damage caused by the operation of a motor vehicle owned by such person.

§ 809. Waiver of proof of financial responsibility (a) The Commissioner shall relieve an operator from the obligation to furnish proof of financial responsibility after one year from the crash, conviction, or judgment giving rise to the obligation. In the event that a suspension …

§ 810. Uncompensated victims; reporting requirements The Commissioner of Financial Regulation, with cooperation of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Public Safety, shall direct any company issuing policies in this State insuring against liability arising …

§ 841. Compulsory liability insurance or a surety bond Before a jitney is used in the carrying of passengers for hire, the owner thereof shall procure a contract or policy of insurance issued by a liability insurance company authorized to transact business in this State, or a sur…

§ 842. Insurer or surety as co-defendant The insurer or surety may be made co-defendant with the owner of such jitney in an action for such injury, death, or property damage.

§ 843. Amount of insurance or bond The amount of insurance or bond shall be a minimum of $50,000.00 for injury to or death of any one person in any crash subject to a minimum limit per crash of $100,000.00 for injuries to or death of all persons in any one crash if the vehicle ha…

§ 881. Compulsory liability insurance or bond The Commissioner shall not register a motor bus, and a person shall not operate or cause to be operated upon any public highway a motor bus, until the owner thereof has procured insurance or a bond having a surety company authorized t…

§ 882. Insurer or surety as co-defendant The insurer or surety may be made a co-defendant with the owner of such motor bus in an action for such injury, death, or property damage.

§ 883. Amount of insurance or bond The amount of insurance or of such bond that an owner of a motor bus shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for personal injury, death, or property damage shall be determined by the Transportation Board. Such policy or bond shall a…

§ 884. Proof of insurance; notice of cancellation A company issuing such insurance or indemnity bond shall file with the Commissioner proof that the required insurance or indemnity bond has been issued as shall be satisfactory to the Commissioner and such insurance or bond shall …

§ 885. Waiver of defenses against injured party When evidence of insurance is offered to the Commissioner that a contract or policy of insurance issued by a liability insurance company or a surety bond has been procured in accordance with the provisions of section 881 of this tit…

§ 886. Injured person may obtain name and description of insurer A person injured in person or property by a motor bus may apply to the Commissioner for the name and description of the insurer of the motor bus causing such injury or the name of the surety upon any indemnity bond …

§ 887. Penalties A person who violates a provision of sections 881-886 of this title shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

§ 888. Alternative form of security In lieu of all or part of the insurance or bond required by section 881 of this title, a motor bus owner may file with the Commissioner a bond conditioned for the payment and discharge of all liability described in section 881 of this title pro…

§ 921. Liability insurance A motor vehicle owned or hired by a board of school directors shall not be operated in the transportation of schoolchildren at any time when the owner and operator thereof is not insured under a liability policy issued by an insurance company authorized…

§ 941. Insurance against uninsured, underinsured, or unknown motorists (a) No policy insuring against liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle may be delivered or issued for delivery in this State with respect to any motor vehicle registere…

§ 942. Binders and renewal endorsements; binders of insurance An insurer authorized to issue automobile liability insurance may issue a binder, in lieu of a policy, and issue a renewal endorsement or evidence of renewal of an existing policy. Renewal endorsements and binders shal…

§ 943. Provisions in insurance policies All policies of motor vehicle liability insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this State shall be deemed to include provisions in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted in furtherance thereof. (Added 1967, No. 374 (Adj. S…