SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2364
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 840314
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11  Senator Posey moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 63, between lines 24 and 25,
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16  insert:  
17         Section 70.  Section 324.032, Florida Statutes, is
18  amended to read:
19         324.032  Manner of proving financial responsibility;
20  for-hire passenger transportation vehicles.--
21         (1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 324.031:,
22         (1)  A person who is either the owner or a lessee
23  required to maintain insurance under s. 324.021(9)(b) and who
24  operates one or more at least 300 taxicabs, limousines,
25  jitneys, or any other for-hire passenger transportation
26  vehicles may prove financial responsibility by satisfying the
27  following:
28         (a)  furnishing satisfactory evidence of holding a
29  motor vehicle liability policy as defined in s. 324.031, but
30  with minimum limits of $125,000/250,000/50,000.; or
31         (2)(b)  An owner or a lessee who is required to
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2364 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 840314 1 maintain insurance under s. 324.021(9)(b) and who operates at 2 least 300 taxicabs, limousines, jitneys, or any other for-hire 3 passenger transportation vehicles may provide financial 4 responsibility by complying with the provisions of s. 324.171, 5 such compliance to be demonstrated by maintaining at its 6 principal place of business an audited financial statement, 7 prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 8 principles, and providing to the department a certification 9 issued by a certified public accountant that the applicant's 10 net worth is at least equal to the requirements of s. 324.171 11 as determined by the Department of Insurance, including claims 12 liabilities in an amount certified as adequate by a Fellow of 13 the Casualty Actuarial Society. 14 15 Upon request by the department, the applicant must provide the 16 department at the applicant's principal place of business in 17 this state access to the applicant's underlying financial 18 information and financial statements that provide the basis of 19 the certified public accountant's certification. The 20 applicant shall reimburse the requesting department for all 21 reasonable costs incurred by it in reviewing the supporting 22 information. The maximum amount of self-insurance permissible 23 under this subsection is $300,000 and must be stated on a 24 per-occurrence basis, and the applicant shall maintain 25 adequate excess insurance issued by an authorized or eligible 26 insurer licensed or approved by the Department of Insurance. 27 All risks self-insured shall remain with the owner or lessee 28 providing it, and the risks are not transferable to any other 29 person, unless a policy complying with subsection (1) 30 paragraph (a) is obtained. 31 (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply 2 7:04 PM 04/28/03 s2364c1c-24e0a
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2364 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 840314 1 in a county with a population in excess of 1.25 million 2 persons as of June 11, 1995. 3 4 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 5 6 7 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 8 And the title is amended as follows: 9 On page 1, line 2, delete that line 10 11 and insert: 12 An act relating to insurance; amending s. 13 324.032, F.S.; providing requirements with 14 respect to vehicle liability insurance for 15 persons operating for-hire passenger vehicles; 16 amending 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 7:04 PM 04/28/03 s2364c1c-24e0a