Insurance coverage for vehicle accident cleanup costs.

WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0254

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0061

Insurance coverage for vehicle accident
cleanup
costs.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Cooper

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
insurance coverage; mandating
coverage for accident cleanup costs as specified;
providing a definition;
specifying applicability;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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9
‑
102(a) by creating
a
new paragraph (x
i
v) and
by renumbering (xiv) as (xv) and
31
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9
‑
405 by creating
a
new subsection (n) are amended to read:

31
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9
‑
102.

Definitions
.

(a)

As used in this act:

(x
i
v)

"Injury to or destruction of property of others" includes, but is not limited to, injury caused by the scattering or deposit of debris at a vehicle accident site
;
(xiv)
(xv)

"This act" means W.S. 31
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9
‑
101 through 31
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9
‑
415.

31
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9
‑
405.

"Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses.

(n)

Any
motor vehicle liability policy shall include
, as a part of its coverage
for injury to or destruction of property of others
,
coverage for the cleanup costs associated with the scattering or deposit of debris at a vehicle accident site.

Section

2
.

This act shall apply only to insurance policies, certificates, surety bonds, self-insurance and other forms of financial responsibility permitted under W.S. 31
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9
‑
101 through 31
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9
‑
415 which are delivered, issued, renewed or originated on or after July 1, 2012.

Section
3
.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

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