HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1691

    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Civil Justice & Claims offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

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15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         (a)  Shall not be liable to any occupant 21 years of

19  age or older of a rental vehicle for the actions of a person

20  operating the rental vehicle without a showing of negligence

21  or intentional misconduct on the part of the motor vehicle

22  rental business or its employees, except when the person

23  operating the vehicle fails to maintain valid and collectable

24  liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 per

25  person and $300,000 per incident for bodily injury and $50,000

26  for property damage, in which case the vehicle rental business

27  shall be liable only up to $100,000 per person and up to

28  $300,000 per incident for non-economic damages, and $50,000

29  for property damage, without a showing of negligence or

30  intentional misconduct on the part of the motor vehicle rental

31  business or its employees.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1691

    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)





  1         (b)  Shall be liable to other persons for the actions

  2  of an authorized driver operating the rental vehicle, only up

  3  to $100,000 per person and up to $300,000 per incident for

  4  non-economic damages, and $50,000 for property damage, without

  5  a showing of negligence or intentional misconduct on the part

  6  of the motor vehicle rental business or its employees.  Any

  7  primary coverage in effect pursuant to s. 627.7263 may be

  8  deducted from these limits in the payment of any claims under

  9  this subsection.

10         (c)  Shall not be liable to other persons for actions

11  of an unauthorized driver operating the rental vehicle fails

12  to maintain valid and collectable liability insurance in an

13  amount not less than $100,000 per person and $300,000 per

14  incident for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage, in

15  which case the vehicle rental business shall be liable only up

16  to $100,000 per person and up to $300,000 per incident for

17  non-economic damages, and $50,000 for property damage, without

18  a showing of negligence or intentional misconduct on the part

19  of the motor vehicle rental business or its employees.

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    File original & 9 copies    04/13/97
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