Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3896 Primary Sponsor:Gentry Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle insurance, minimum requirements Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Computer Document Number:436/11613.DW Introduced Date:Apr 11, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 11, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Gentry Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3896 House Apr 11, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MINIMUM BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE LIMITS FOR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 38-77-140 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 38-77-140. No automobile insurance policy may be issued or delivered in this State to the owner of a motor vehicle or may be issued or delivered by an insurer licensed in this State upon any motor vehicle then principally garaged or principally used in this State, unless it contains a provision insuring the persons defined as insured against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of these motor vehicles within the United States or Canada, subject to limits exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle, as follows: fifteen twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to one person in any one accident, and, subject to the limit for one person, thirty fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to two or more persons in any one accident, and five twenty thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. Nothing in this article prevents an insurer from issuing, selling, or delivering a policy providing liability coverage in excess of these requirements."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.