Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations

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O.C.G.A. Title 33 Chapter 34 - Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations (§§ 33-34-1 through 33-34-9, 11 sections) is a state statute published by Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis (Official Code of Georgia Annotated), served through the Fastcase public document service that the Georgia Secretary of State's own rules publication links to. It is one of the Georgia documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including georgia property & casualty, georgia personal lines practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-34-3(d) (Requirements for issuance of policies; retail motor vehicle dealers)

  “(d) Each policy of liability insurance issued in this state providing coverage to motor vehicles owned by a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling at retail new and used motor vehicles shall provide that, when an accident involves the operation of a motor vehicle by a...”

• O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-34-2(1) (Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act; definitions; medical payments coverage)

  “(1) "Medical payments coverage" includes any coverage in which the insurer agrees to reimburse the insured and others for reasonable and necessary medical expenses and funeral expenses incurred as a result of bodily injury or death caused by a motor vehicle accident, without regard to the insured's...”

• O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-34-7 (Continuation of coverage upon death of named insured or termination of marital relationship)

  “Upon the death of or termination of the marital relationship of a named insured under a personal lines policy of insurance covering a private passenger motor vehicle, a spouse of said named insured who was covered under said policy of insurance immediately prior to the death or termination of the...”

• O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-34-3(e) (Requirements for issuance of policies; notice of claim by injured third party)

  “(e) Each policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued in this state shall provide that the requirement for giving notice of a claim, if not satisfied by the insured within 30 days of the date of the accident, may be satisfied by an injured third party who, as the result of such accident, has...”

• O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-34-6(a), (b) (Selection of motor vehicle repair facility)

  “(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section, no insurer shall represent to a person making a claim under a motor vehicle insurance policy that the use of or the failure to use a particular repair facility or particular repair facilities may result in the nonpayment of a...”

• O.C.G.A. Sec. 33-34-4 (Owner required to provide coverage)

  “No owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state or any other person, other than a self-insurer as defined in this chapter, shall operate or authorize any other person to operate the motor vehicle unless the owner has motor vehicle liability insurance equivalent to that required...”

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