S0618

	2023 -- S 0618
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE

	Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Lombardo, DiPalma, and Ciccone
	Date Introduced: March 07, 2023
	Referred To: Senate Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 27-7-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 27-7 entitled "Liability
2	Insurance" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	27-7-6. Rental vehicle coverage.
4	(a) For liability assumed under a written contract, coverage shall be provided under the
5	property damage liability section of an insured’s private passenger automobile insurance policy.
6	Property damage coverage shall extend to a rented motor vehicle, under ten thousand pounds
7	(10,000 lbs.), without regard to negligence for a period not to exceed sixty (60) consecutive days.
8	(b) Coverage pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply to all collision and comprehensive type
9	losses.
10	(c) Coverage shall be provided for loss of use of the rental motor vehicle; provided, that a
11	claim for loss of use of a rental vehicle shall be limited to the reasonable time to repair or replace
12	the rental vehicle, and shall be no less than the daily rental rate set forth in the rental agreement. To
13	establish loss of use, the rental car company shall demonstrate that the rental vehicle sustained
14	damage, regardless of fault, requires repair, and will be out of service for the period of time
15	determined by a Rhode Island licensed auto appraiser or adjuster. In the case of a total loss, loss of
16	use payments shall be made up until the time the vehicle owner receives the property damage
17	payment for the total loss. Coverage for loss of use of a rented motor vehicle shall be provided
18	regardless of fleet utilization.

1	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE
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1	This act would provide that liability insurance coverage would be provided for loss of the
2	use of a rental motor vehicle, with limitations.
3	This act would take effect upon passage.
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