Minor traffic violations not considered in establishing rates.

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516B.3 Minor traffic violations not considered in establishing rates.

1. The commissioner shall require that insurance companies transacting business in this state not consider speeding violations occurring on or after July 1, 1986, but before May 12, 1987, which are for speeding violations for ten miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit in speed zones that have a legal speed limit greater than thirty-five miles per hour or speeding violations occurring on or after May 12, 1987, which are for speeding violations for ten miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit in speed zones that have a legal speed limit equal to or greater than thirty-five miles per hour but not greater than fifty-five miles per hour for the purpose of establishing rates for motor vehicle insurance charged by the insurer and shall require that insurance companies not cancel or refuse to renew any such policy for such violations. In any twelve-month period, this section applies only to the first two such violations which occur.

2. If the rate for motor vehicle insurance is based on an operating record of a period longer than twelve months in length, the twelve-month periods under subsection 1 shall not overlap.

87 Acts, ch 120, §8; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §78; 88 Acts, ch 1214, §3

Referred to in §507B.4


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