Bill Text: MS HB232 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Driver records; authorize DPS to furnish insurance companies updates for reinsurance purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee [HB232 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2016-HB232-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2016 Regular Session

To: Insurance

By: Representative Chism

House Bill 232

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO FURNISH INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH UPDATES TO OFFICIAL DRIVER RECORDS FOR REINSURANCE PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FEES FOR RECEIVING REPORT UPDATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  In addition to an abstract or driver confirmation record furnished under Section 63-15-71, the Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to enter into written agreements calling for the Department of Public Safety to monitor the driver record of persons holding a Mississippi driver's license and providing a monthly report regarding changes in the driving record to insurance companies licensed to do business in this state or their agent.

     (2)  The driver monitoring report provided pursuant to this section shall only identify whether a traffic violation has been posted to the official driver operating record within the most recent month and shall not identify the specific change or changes that have occurred with regard to that record.  The Commissioner of Public Safety may increase the period of violation monitoring per contractual agreement with insurance companies or their agents.

     (3)  The driver monitoring report provided pursuant to this section shall be used by insurance companies solely for the purpose of reinsurance of current policy holders.  Any insurance company requiring driver record information for purposes other than reinsurance shall obtain an abstract of the driver record in accordance with Section 63-15-71.

     (4)  The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to charge a fee of not less than Twelve Cents (l2¢) and not more than Nineteen Cents (l9¢) per month for each driver record monitored pursuant to an agreement authorized by this section.  The revenues derived from this fee shall be deposited into the Department of Public Safety Administrative Fund.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.