1.    Self-insurance used as security required by this chapter may be provided by filing in satisfactory form all of the following:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-41-05

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

a.    A continuing undertaking by the owner or other appropriate person to pay basic no-fault benefits and the liabilities covered by motor vehicle liability insurance and to perform all other obligations imposed by this chapter.

b.    Evidence that appropriate provision exists for the prompt and efficient administration of all claims, benefits, and obligations provided by this chapter.

c.    Evidence that reliable financial arrangements, deposits, or commitments exist providing assurance for payment of basic no-fault benefits and the liabilities covered by motor vehicle liability insurance and all other obligations imposed by this chapter substantially equivalent to those afforded by an insurance policy that would comply with this chapter.

2.    Every insurer authorized to transact the business of motor vehicle liability insurance in this state shall file with the commissioner as a condition of its continued transaction of business in this state a form declaring that its motor vehicle liability policies wherever issued are deemed to provide the security required by this chapter when the motor vehicle is operated in this state. Any nonadmitted insurer may file this form.

3.    The commissioner may adopt necessary rules not inconsistent with this chapter. The commissioner may provide schedules of reasonable maximum benefits payments for specified medical services and rehabilitation expenses which basic no-fault insurers may incorporate into their policies of basic or optional excess coverages afforded pursuant to this chapter.