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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exclusions of certain persons from coverage under a |
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motor vehicle insurance policy used as evidence of financial |
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responsibility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 601.076, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 601.076. REQUIRED TERMS: OWNER'S POLICY. (a) An |
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owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy must: |
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(1) cover each motor vehicle for which coverage is to |
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be granted under the policy; and |
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(2) pay, on behalf of the named insured or another |
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person who, as insured, uses a covered motor vehicle with the |
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express or implied permission of the named insured, amounts the |
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insured becomes obligated to pay as damages arising out of the |
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ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle in the United |
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States or Canada, subject to the amounts, excluding interest and |
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costs, and exclusions of Section 601.072. |
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(b) This section does not prohibit the named insured from |
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excluding specific persons from coverage under the policy. An |
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exclusion under this section must be in writing and must: |
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(1) include the name of the person excluded from |
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coverage; |
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(2) be signed by the named insured; and |
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(3) be attached to the policy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a motor vehicle |
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insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or |
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after January 1, 2010. A policy delivered, issued for delivery, or |
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renewed before January 1, 2010, is governed by the law as it existed |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |