Maine LD1401: An Act to Repeal the Provisions of Law Requiring Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies to Cover the Cost of Towing and Stor

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An Act to Repeal the Provisions of Law Requiring Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies to Cover the Cost of Towing and Storing Certain Vehicles Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner. Cosponsored by Representatives: FOLEY of Wells, SWALLOW of Houlton, WADSWORTH of Hiram, Senators: STEWART of Aroostook, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Printed on recycled paper.

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An Act to Repeal the Provisions of Law Requiring Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies to Cover the Cost of Towing and Storing Certain Vehicles Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner. Cosponsored by Representatives: FOLEY of Wells, SWALLOW of Houlton, WADSWORTH of Hiram, Senators: STEWART of Aroostook, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1605, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2023, c. 395, Pt. A, §1, is further amended to read: C. Be in the amount or limit of at (2) For injury to or death of any one person, $50,000; (3) For one accident resulting in injury to or death of more than one person, $100,000; and (4) For medical payments pursuant to section 1605‐A, $2,000; and. (5) For towing and storage charges pursuant to section 1605‐B, $500. Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1605-B, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 395, Pt. A, §2, is repealed. Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1861, first ¶, as amended by PL 2023, c. 395, Pt. A, §3, is further amended to read: A person holding or storing an abandoned vehicle, holding or storing a vehicle towed at the …

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