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Study Uninsured Motorist Issues |
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Relates to HB 590
No
Response Received From
Taxation
and Revenue Department (TRD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Joint Memorial
87 requests the New Mexico Legislative Council Service to direct the appropriate
interim committee to examine the issues surrounding uninsured motorists and to
report its findings and recommendations, if any, to the second session of the
forty-sixth Legislature.
Significant
Issues
RELATIONSHIP
HB 590 proposes
reducing the amount of automobile liability coverage required for vehicle
owners with incomes less than or equal to 150 percent of the federal poverty
guidelines.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
Until now, the state’s
Motor Vehicle Division has not had a systematic way of verifying whether a
driver has obtained vehicle liability insurance. Beginning in December 2002, enforcement of
MFRA laws became a reality. A contractor
is providing
The insurance database
provides officers with a stronger tool for verification and enforcement. By all
accounts, law enforcement agencies seem pleased. In the meantime, a highly visible campaign
has been launched to inform the public about stronger enforcement of MFRA and to
urge drivers to obtain liability insurance as required.
In a few months, MVD
will be able to assess the success (or failure) of this new method of enforcement,
re-calculate the percent of noncompliant drivers and report on industry
changes.
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