La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-1707 - Proof of Insurance
A. The
following are the only acceptable means of proving that the motor vehicle is
covered by a policy of liability insurance or other statutorily authorized
security when the owner or his representative appears in an Office of Motor
Vehicles office in order to show compliance with the compulsory insurance law
as is required in
R.S.
32:863.1 and the vehicle weighs 20,000 pounds
or less:
1. proof of a liability insurance
policy providing at $10,000/$20,000 bodily injury and $10,000 property damage
as provided in
R.S.
32:900(B) by:
a. the insurance identification card issued
by the insurance company;
b. the
declaration page of the policy of insurance issued by the insurance
company;
c. the policy of liability
insurance issued by the insurance company;
d. documentation from an insurance agent
indicating that a timely binder for coverage had been issued if it is shown to
the satisfaction of the assistant secretary or his designee that the agent had
the authority to bind coverage by the insurance company;
2. proof of an approved motor vehicle
liability bond issued by a surety or insurance company in the amount of $30,000
with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the violation;
3. proof that a certificate was issued from
the state treasurer stating that cash or securities in the amount of $30,000 is
on deposit with the state treasurer;
4. proof that a Louisiana Certificate of
Self-Insurance was issued under
R.S.
32:1042.
B. The following are the only acceptable
means of proving that a motor vehicle with a gross weight of 20,001 pounds to
50,000 pounds is covered by a policy of liability insurance or other
statutorily authorized security when the owner or his representative appears in
an Office of Motor Vehicles office in order to show compliance with the
compulsory insurance law as is required in
R.S.
32:863.1:
1. proof of a liability insurance policy
providing at $25,000/$50,000 bodily injury and $25,000 property damage as
provided in
R.S.
32:900(B):
a. the insurance identification card issued
by the insurance company;
b. the
declaration page of the policy of insurance issued by the insurance
company;
c. the policy of liability
insurance issued by the insurance company;
d. documentation from an insurance agent
indicating that a timely binder for coverage had been issued if it is shown to
the satisfaction of the assistant secretary or his designee that the agent had
the authority to bind coverage by the insurance company;
2. proof that a Louisiana Certificate of
Self-Insurance was issued under
R.S.
32:1042;
3. proof of single state registration
(current form RS-3);
4. proof of
Public Service Commission authority (current Intra-State ID Cab Card);
or
5. proof that a Certificate of
Self-Insurance was issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) under
R.S.
32:900(M)(3).
C. The following are the only
acceptable means of proving that a motor vehicle with a gross weight of more
than 50,000 pounds is covered by a policy of liability insurance or other
statutorily authorized security when the owner or his representative appears in
an Office of Motor Vehicles office in order to show compliance with the
compulsory insurance law as is required in
R.S.
32:863.1:
1. proof of a liability insurance policy
providing at $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury and $25,000 property damage as
provided in
R.S.
32:900(B):
a. the insurance identification card issued
by the insurance company;
b. the
declaration page of the policy of insurance issued by the insurance
company;
c. the policy of liability
insurance issued by the insurance company;
d. documentation from an insurance agent
indicating that a timely binder for coverage had been issued if it is shown to
the satisfaction of the assistant secretary or his designee that the agent had
the authority to bind coverage by the insurance company;
2. proof that a Louisiana Certificate of
Self-Insurance was issued under
R.S.
32:1042;
3. proof of single state registration
(current form RS-3);
4. proof of
Public Service Commission authority (current Intra-State ID Cab Card);
or
5. proof that a Certificate of
Self-Insurance was issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) under
R.S.
32:900(M)(3).
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