SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 393, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 803042
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
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15            page 8, line 2, delete those lines
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18         Section 4.  Subsection (13) is added to section
19  627.736, Florida Statutes, to read:
20         627.736  Required personal injury protection benefits;
21  exclusions; priority; claims.--
22         (13)  SWORN STATEMENTS AND DEPOSITIONS.--An insurer may
23  elicit sworn statements or examinations under oath concerning
24  the facts about an injured person until a claim is filed to
25  recover personal injury benefits. After a claim to recover
26  personal injury benefits is filed, an insurer may request only
27  one deposition of a party. Except under a court order, an
28  additional deposition may be required. No statement other than
29  a deposition may be taken after a claim is filed.
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 393, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 803042
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 2  And the title is amended as follows:
 3         On page 1, lines 11-13, delete those lines
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 6         F.S.; limiting the number of depositions an
 7         insurer may request after a claim to recover
 8         personal injury benefits is filed; providing an
 9         effective date.
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