California Vehicle Code

§ 16000.8

VEH § 16000.8 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 7 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the failure of the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident to prove the existence of financial responsibility, as required by Section 16020, was due to the fraudulent acts of an insurance agent or broker, the department shall terminate any suspension action taken pursuant to Section 16070, when both of the following conditions are met:

(1)The driver provides documentation from the Department of Insurance that the insurance agent or broker has been found to have committed fraud in the transaction of automobile liability insurance, or provides documentation that criminal charges have been filed against the agent or broker due to fraud or theft related to the sale of automobile liability insurances.

(2)The driver furnishes proof to the department that financial responsibility meeting the requirements of Section 16021 is currently in effect.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1155, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.