(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5506, a city, county, or city and county shall have the authority to accept policies of insurance written by nonadmitted insurers subject to § 1763 of the Insurance Code of this state, provided that the policies of insurance shall meet the rules and regulations adopted therefor by the applicable jurisdiction.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 5511

  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17

(Repealed (in Sec. 34) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 421, Sec. 35. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)

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