HOUSE BILL 91

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Tomás E. Salazar

AN ACT

RELATING TO DRIVER'S EDUCATION; REDUCING THE AGE TO FIFTY YEARS OLD FOR CERTAIN INSURANCE PREMIUM REDUCTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DRIVING SCHOOL LICENSING ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 59A-32-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, Chapter 18, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

     "59A-32-14. INSURANCE POLICIES--APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN PREMIUMS.--

          A. Any rates, rating schedules or rating manuals for the liability, personal injury protection and collision coverages of a motor vehicle insurance policy submitted to or filed with the superintendent [of insurance] shall provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for a three-year consecutive period for such coverages when the principal operator of the covered vehicle:

                (1) is an insured driver [fifty-five] fifty years or older; and

                (2) has successfully completed a motor vehicle accident prevention course approved by the traffic safety bureau of the [state highway and] department of transportation [department].

          B. Any discount used by the insurer pursuant to this section shall be presumed appropriate unless credible data [demonstrates] demonstrate otherwise."

     SECTION 2. Section 66-10-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 68, Section 55) is amended to read:

     "66-10-12. EXEMPT PROVIDERS.--The Driving School Licensing Act shall not apply to nonprofit corporations that provide motor vehicle accident prevention courses that fulfill the requirements of Section 59A-32-14 NMSA 1978 and that are engaged in providing courses exclusively for drivers who are [fifty-five] fifty years of age or older."

     SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2015.

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