HB 2060 -- Fairness for Responsible Drivers Act

Sponsor:  Molendorp

This bill establishes the Fairness for Responsible Drivers Act
which specifies that an uninsured motorist must waive his or her
right to a cause of action or otherwise collect for noneconomic
loss against a person who is in compliance with the state's motor
vehicle financial responsibility laws as a result of a motor
vehicle accident in which the insured driver is alleged to be at
fault unless it can be proven that the accident was caused, in
whole or in part, by a person operating a motor vehicle under the
influence of drugs or alcohol or by a person who is convicted of
involuntary manslaughter under Section 565.024, RSMo, or assault
in the second degree under Section 565.060.

There is a rebuttable presumption of a knowing violation of the
minimum insurance requirements in Section 303.190 if the
insurance has lapsed, terminated, or otherwise been ineffective
for at least six months prior to the accident.  Passengers in the
uninsured motor vehicle are not subject to the recovery
limitation.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm