California DMV

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On October 1, 2006 the California Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") began enforcing the new insurance law, Senate Bill 1500 ("SB 1500"), that requires the DMV to suspend a vehicle's registration if the vehicle does not have a valid insurance policy or bond. This change closes a loophole that allowed some residents to provide invalid proof of insurance to the DMV when registering their vehicles and allowed some to cancel their insurance policy shortly after obtaining their registration.

Related to this legislation, starting July 1st of this year Assembly Bill 2709 ("AB 2709") has given law enforcement officers in the State the ability to electronically verify if a vehicle has auto insurance using the same database as the DMV.

These changes may have a particular impact on those Hispanic communities that have a high percentage of uninsured motorists.

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Motorists who thought they could pull a fast one by getting insurance to register their car and then canceling it better put the brakes on that strategy. A new law requires insurers to provide electronic notification to the state Department of Motor Vehicles when customers cancel their insurance.

The DMV is now sending notices to motorists who have let their insurance lapse. The notice will inform them that they have 45 days to reinstate their insurance or face having their car registration suspended.

The legislation was written by state Sen. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo. Speier also wrote a law that requires motorists to provide proof of insurance when registering their vehicles or when pulled over by police.

Since that law took effect in 1997, the percentage of vehicle accidents involving an uninsured vehicle in California dropped from 24 percent in 1996 to 14 percent in 2003.

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California: 10-12 November 2006, Portola Plaza Hotel, Monterey, CA. Information: Kathy Matikonis; telephone, 415-418-4549; e-mail, acpasimcal{at}aol.com .

Central America: 26-27 January 2007, Caesar Park Hotel, Panama City, Panama. Information: Viodelda Leudo; telephone, 011-507-263-7622; e-mail, vleudo{at}cwpanama.net .

Colorado: 1-3 February 2007, The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO. Information: Amy Budeau; telephone, 970-241-7204; e-mail, cochapteracp{at}msn.com .

Delaware: 24 February 2007, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Information: Mansour Saberi; e-mail, msaberi{at}dmv.com .

Georgia: 9-11 March 2007, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Savannah, GA. Information: Nancy Brady; telephone, 770-252-1858; e-mail, nbrady{at}numail.org .

Idaho: 11-14 January 2007, Holiday Inn Express–Hunt Lodge, McCall, ID.

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