Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Haridopolos) recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 11. Section 627.06501, Florida Statutes, is
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20 627.06501 Insurance discounts for certain persons
21 completing driver improvement course.--
22 (1) Any rate, rating schedule, or rating manual for
23 the liability, personal injury protection, and collision
24 coverages of a motor vehicle insurance policy filed with the
25 office may provide for a minimum 10-percent an appropriate
26 reduction in premium charges as to such coverages when the
27 principal operator on the covered vehicle has successfully
28 completed a driver improvement course approved and certified
29 by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles which
30 is effective in reducing crash or violation rates, or both, as
31 determined pursuant to s. 318.1451(5). Any discount, not to
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1 exceed 10 percent, used by an insurer is presumed to be
2 appropriate unless credible data demonstrates otherwise.
3 (2) The premium reduction authorized by this section
4 shall be effective for an insured for a 3-year period after
5 successful completion of the approved course, except that the
6 insurer may require, as a condition of maintaining the
7 reduction, that the insured:
8 (a) Not be involved in an accident for which the
9 insured is at fault; and
10 (b) Not be convicted of or plead guilty or nolo
11 contendere to a moving traffic violation.
12 (3) The organization offering the course shall, upon a
13 person's successful completion of the course, issue the person
14 a certificate that the person may use to qualify for the
15 premium discount authorized by this section. The Department of
16 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall require each person
17 completing the course for purposes of this section to pass a
18 written test given as part of the course which evaluates the
19 person's knowledge of the content of the course.
20 (4) This section does not apply if the driver
21 improvement course is taken in lieu of a court appearance for
22 a traffic infraction as provided for in s. 318.14(9). However,
23 the five-election restriction enumerated in that section is
24 not applicable to taking the course for the purposes of
25 receiving insurance premium reductions.
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31 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 On page 2, line 15, after the first semicolon,
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4 amending s. 627.06501, F.S., relating to
5 insurance discounts for certain persons
6 completing a driver improvement course;
7 prescribing a minimum for a reduction in
8 premium charges; providing that the Department
9 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall
10 require persons who complete the course to pass
11 a written test;
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