SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1897        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark C. Montigny

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to increase the surcharge threshold for minor accidents.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1897        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to increase the surcharge threshold for minor accidents.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Clause (b) of Section 57A of Chapter 6C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “insurer” in line 18 of the following sentences:- For motor vehicle insurance purposes, as pertains to an at-fault accident claim, a minor accident shall be an accident wherein the claim payment, exclusive of any deductible, exceeds $ 1,000, but no more than $ 5,000 under either: property damage liability coverage; collision coverage; limited collision coverage, or for accidents occurring on or after January 1, 2006, bodily injury liability coverage if there is neither a surchargeable property damage liability coverage claim, nor a surchargeable collision coverage claim, or as a result of the incident with the bodily injury liability coverage claim.