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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-22-315

  • Department: means the Insurance Department. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Form: means one of the following prepared for general use:
(i) a policy;
(ii) a certificate;
(iii) an application;
(iv) an outline of coverage; or
(v) an endorsement. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Insurance: includes :
    (i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
    (ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
    (iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy and includes:
    (i) a policyholder;
    (ii) a subscriber;
    (iii) a member; and
    (iv) a beneficiary. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102. See Utah Code 31A-22-301
  • Operator: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(7). See Utah Code 31A-22-301
  • Owner: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 41-12a-103(8). See Utah Code 31A-22-301
  • Policy: includes a service contract issued by:
    (i) a motor club under Chapter 11, Motor Clubs;
    (ii) a service contract provided under Chapter 6a, Service Contracts; and
    (iii) a corporation licensed under:
    (A) Chapter 7, Nonprofit Health Service Insurance Corporations; or
    (B) Chapter 8, Health Maintenance Organizations and Limited Health Plans. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
    (a)  As used in this section, “commercial motor vehicle insurance coverage” means an insurance policy that:

    (i)  includes motor vehicle liability coverage, uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, or personal injury coverage; and

    (ii)  is defined by the department.

    (b)  In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules defining commercial motor vehicle insurance coverage.

    (2) 

    (a)  Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (c), each insurer that issues a policy that includes motor vehicle liability coverage, uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, or personal injury coverage under this part shall before the seventh and twenty-first day of each calendar month provide to the Department of Public Safety’s designated agent selected in accordance with 8, a record of each motor vehicle insurance policy in effect for vehicles registered or garaged in Utah as of the previous submission that was issued by the insurer.

    (b)  Each insurer that issues commercial motor vehicle insurance coverage shall before the seventh day of each calendar month provide to the Department of Public Safety’s designated agent selected in accordance with 8, a record of each commercial motor vehicle insurance policy in effect for vehicles registered or garaged in Utah as of the previous month that was issued by the insurer.

    (c)  An insurer that issues a policy that includes motor vehicle liability coverage, uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, or personal injury coverage under this part is not required to provide a record of a motor vehicle insurance policy in effect for a vehicle to the Department of Public Safety’s designated agent under Subsection (2)(a) or (b) if the policy covers a vehicle that is registered under Section 41-1a-221, 41-1a-222, or 41-1a-301.

    (d)  This Subsection (2) does not preclude more frequent reporting.

    (3) 

    (a)  A record provided by an insurer under Subsection (2)(a) shall include:

    (i)  the name, date of birth, and driver license number, if the insured provides a driver license number to the insurer, of each insured owner or operator, and the address of the named insured;

    (ii)  the make, year, and vehicle identification number of each insured vehicle; and

    (iii)  the policy number, effective date, and expiration date of each policy.

    (b)  A record provided by an insurer under Subsection (2)(b) shall include:

    (i)  the named insured;

    (ii)  the policy number, effective date, and expiration date of each policy; and

    (iii)  the following information, if available:

    (A)  the name, date of birth, and driver license number of each insured owner or operator, and the address of the named insured; and

    (B)  the make, year, and vehicle identification number of each insured vehicle.

    (4)  Each insurer shall provide this information by an electronic means or by another form the Department of Public Safety’s designated agent agrees to accept.

    (5) 

    (a)  The commissioner may, following procedures set forth in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, assess a fine against an insurer of up to $250 for each day the insurer fails to comply with this section.

    (b)  If an insurer shows that the failure to comply with this section was inadvertent, accidental, or the result of excusable neglect, the commissioner shall excuse the fine.

    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session