Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act

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Section
56-9-10

Short title.

Section
56-9-20

Definitions.

Section
56-9-30

Chapter inapplicable to certain motor vehicles.

Section
56-9-40

Rights of conditional vendors, chattel mortgagees, or lessors not affected.

Section
56-9-50

Sale of vehicle when registration suspended not affected.

Section
56-9-60

Self-insurers for motor vehicles; determination of financial responsibility.

Section
56-9-80

General penalties for violations of chapter.

Section
56-9-90

Chapter as no bar to other remedies.

Section
56-9-100

Chapter is supplemental and cumulative.

Section
56-9-110

Reserved.

Section
56-9-120

Construction.

Section
56-9-330

Department of Motor Vehicles shall furnish abstracts of operating records; abstracts inadmissible as evidence.

Section
56-9-340

Surrender of license and registration; failure to surrender.

Section
56-9-350

Verification of insurance coverage form to be issued following certain accidents; effect of failure to return form; uninvestigated accidents.

Section
56-9-351

Deposit of security by owner following accident; suspension of license, registrations, and notice.

Section
56-9-352

Exceptions.

Section
56-9-353

Type and terms of policy or bond.

Section
56-9-354

Conditions for renewal of suspended license, registration, and operating privilege.

Section
56-9-355

Driver or owner involved in accident may not obtain license or registration without compliance with article.

Section
56-9-356

Transmittal of record of nonresident's suspension to officials in nonresident's state.

Section
56-9-357

Suspension of resident's license and registration upon notice of suspension in another state.

Section
56-9-358

Limit on security required; deposit.

Section
56-9-359

Reduction of amount of security.

Section
56-9-360

Security to be in custody of State Treasurer; applications to which security may be put; return.

Section
56-9-361

Employment of suspended driver as operator of vehicle; employer's proof of financial responsibility.

Section
56-9-362

Actions or findings of Department of Motor Vehicles and security as not constituting evidence of negligence.

Section
56-9-363

Forms and affidavits substantiating claims for damages; driver's license suspension hearings; appeals.

Section
56-9-410

Courts shall report nonpayment of judgments to Department of Motor Vehicles.

Section
56-9-420

Report to home state of nonpayment of judgment against nonresident.

Section
56-9-430

Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; special restricted driver's licenses.

Section
56-9-440

Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; exception when judgment creditor consents.

Section
56-9-450

Suspension of driver's license or privilege and registration for nonpayment of judgment; exception when insurance coverage proved.

Section
56-9-460

Permitting driver subject to suspension to operate vehicle of employer.

Section
56-9-470

Suspension to continue until judgment paid and financial responsibility proved; effect of discharge in bankruptcy.

Section
56-9-480

Satisfaction of judgments; payments sufficient to satisfy requirements.

Section
56-9-490

Installment payment of judgment; effect of default.

Section
56-9-500

Suspension of registration upon suspension or revocation of license; continuation of suspensions until financial responsibility proved.

Section
56-9-505

Waiver of financial responsibility requirements upon proof of payment of property tax.

Section
56-9-510

Suspension or revocation of nonresident's operating privilege upon conviction to continue until financial responsibility proved.

Section
56-9-520

Denial of license or registration upon certain convictions until financial responsibility proved.

Section
56-9-530

Special exception for certain first convictions for driving without driver's license.

Section
56-9-540

Methods of proving financial responsibility.

Section
56-9-550

Certificate or notice of insurance as proof; contents, terms, and cancellation.

Section
56-9-560

Certificate of insurance as proof; certificate furnished by nonresident; effect of default by unauthorized insurer.

Section
56-9-570

Bond as proof; qualifications of sureties; bond as lien on real estate of individual sureties; action on bond.

Section
56-9-580

Certificate of deposit of cash or securities as proof; amount; deposit held to satisfy judgment.

Section
56-9-590

Owner may give proof for employee or member of household; restrictions on license.

Section
56-9-600

Substitution of other adequate proof.

Section
56-9-610

Other proof may be required; suspension pending filing of proof.

Section
56-9-620

Cancellation or return of proof; waiver of requirements of filing proof.

Section
56-9-630

Re-establishment of cancelled or returned proof.