SENATE BILL No. 1164

February 28, 2002, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on

Financial Services.

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

"The insurance code of 1956,"

by amending section 3163 (MCL 500.3163) and by adding section

3107c.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 3107C. PERSONAL PROTECTION INSURANCE BENEFITS ARE NOT

2 PAYABLE IF THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL IS A NONRESIDENT OF MICHIGAN

3 AND, UNDER AN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT,

4 IS NOT A NAMED INSURED, HIS OR HER SPOUSE, OR A RELATIVE OF

5 EITHER DOMICILED IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD.

6 Sec. 3163. (1) An insurer authorized to transact automobile

7 liability insurance and personal and property protection insur-

8 ance in this state shall file and maintain a written

9 certification that any accidental bodily injury or property

10 damage occurring in this state arising from the ownership,

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1 operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle as a motor

2 vehicle by an out-of-state resident who is insured under its

3 automobile liability insurance policies, shall be IS subject to

4 the personal and property protection insurance system set

5 forth in UNDER this act.

6 (2) A nonadmitted insurer may voluntarily file the certifi-

7 cation described in subsection (1).

8 (3) When a certification filed under subsections

9 SUBSECTION (1) or (2) applies to accidental bodily injury or

10 property damage, the insurer and its insureds with respect to

11 that injury or damage have the rights and immunities under this

12 act for personal and property protection insureds, and claim-

13 ants have the rights and benefits of personal and property pro-

14 tection insurance claimants, including the right to receive bene-

15 fits from the electing insurer as if it were an insurer of

16 personal and property protection insurance applicable to the

17 accidental bodily injury or property damage.

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