NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 277

SENATE BILL 162

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1953, CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 9A, ARTICLE 10 AND ARTICLE 11 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO INCREASE THE PRESENT REQUIRED MINIMUM LIMITS OF PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20-279.1, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out the amount "$5,000" appearing in line four of subdivision (11) thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the amount "$10,000", and by striking out of line six of subdivision (11) thereof the amount "$10,000" and by substituting in lieu thereof the amount "$20,000".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-279.5, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out of line 19 of the first unnumbered paragraph following sub-paragraph numbered (5) of subdivision (c) thereof the words and amount "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", and by striking out of line 21 of the first unnumbered paragraph following sub-paragraph numbered (5) of said subsection (c) the words and amount "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)" and by substituting in lieu thereof the amount: "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00)".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-279.15, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out the words and amount "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" appearing in the first line of subdivision (1) thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", and by striking out the words and amount "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" appearing in the first line of subdivision (2) thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", and by striking out the words and amount "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)" appearing in the second and third lines of subdivision(2) thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00)".

Sec. 4.  G.S. 20-279.21, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out of line eight of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) thereof the words and amount "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", and by striking out of line 10 of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) thereof the words and amount "ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)" and substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00)", and by deleting the remainder of the sentence beginning after the semicolon (;) in line 11 of subsection (b) of subdivision (3) and continuing to the period (.) in line 18 thereof, and by substituting in lieu of the semicolon in line 11 a period (.).

Sec. 5.  G.S. 20-279.25, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out the words and amount "fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00)" where such words and amount appear in lines three, four, five and six of subsection (a) thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof on said lines the words and amount: "twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)".

Sec. 6.  G.S. 20-279.34, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by deleting from the fifth paragraph thereof the remainder of said paragraph beginning with the word "Provided" in line 18 thereof and continuing to the period (.) at the end of said paragraph.

Sec. 7.  G.S. 20-280 as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C is hereby amended by striking out the words and amount "Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" in line 10 of subsection (b) thereof and substituting in lieu thereof "Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", and by striking out the words and amount "Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)" in line 12 of subsection (b) thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00)".

Sec. 8.  G.S. 20-281, as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended by striking out the words and amount "Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)" in lines 13 and 14 thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)", and by striking out the words and amount "Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)" in line 15 thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the words and amount: "Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00)".

Sec. 9.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 10.  This Act shall become effective January 1, 1968, and where the manner of giving proof of financial responsibility is by automobile liability policy, the same shall apply only to policies written or renewed on or after said effective date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of May, 1967.