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Have A Dispute With Your Automobile Insurance? Cancellation Can Get Your California Registration Suspended
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Here are some things you need to know about recent vehicle liability insurance changes:
- As of January 1, 2006, all insurance companies are required to report insurance status information to DMV for all private use vehicles (CVC §16058).
- As of July 1, 2006, law enforcement and court personnel have access to DMV records to verify that your California registered vehicle is currently insured (CVC §16058.1).
- Effective October 1, 2006, your vehicle registration is subject to suspension if the liability insurance is cancelled, OR if your insurance company has not electronically provided evidence of insurance when you purchase and register your vehicle, OR if you provide DMV with false insurance information (CVC §4000.38).
You'll be charged $14 to get your registration reinstated, and you can not deal with this at the local DMV office, you can only deal with it by mail with Sacremento.
What happens if you travel internationally for three months, and cancel your car insurance during that time? Apparently under the new law, you'll come back to a suspended registration, and the need to pay a $14 penalty to get it reinstated.
If you fail to maintain financial responsibility
- Registration of your vehicle will be subject to suspension (effectiveOctober 1, 2006). DMV will begin the process to suspend the registration of your vehicle if liability insurance is cancelled and a replacement policy is not submitted within 45 days, or your insurance company has not electronically provided evidence of insurance within 30 days of a registration card being issued on a newly acquired vehicle, or if you provide false evidence of insurance.
- You may be cited. Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility when requested by a peace officer may result in a citation with fines that could reach $1,000 or more. (DMV cannot clear or sign citations relating to financial responsibility. Only a court can clear or sign these citations).
- Your vehicle may be impounded. Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility may result in your vehicle being impounded, in addition to any fines.
- You may be personally liable for damages. If you contribute to the cause of an accident and cannot provide evidence of financial responsibility, you may be forced to compensate the other party for any injuries and damages.
- [Insurance requirements for vehicle registration]
If your vehicle registration is suspended, contact the Vehicle Registration Financial Responsibility Program at 1-866-664-4545. NOTE: Vehicle financial responsibility services cannot be completed at your local DMV field office.
- [CALIFORNIA LOW COST AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PROGRAM]
- Beware! This boondoggle is only available in the following counties:
- Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Stanislaus
- Basic CLCA Policy Premium Rates by County, COUNTY - BASIC POLICY
- Alameda 322.00
- Contra Costa 317.00
- Fresno 299.00
- Imperial 210.00
- Kern 239.00
- Los Angeles 355.00
- Orange 312.00
- Riverside 246.00
- Sacramento 383.00
- San Bernardino 283.00
- San Diego 268.00
- San Francisco 322.00
- San Joaquin 295.00
- San Mateo 307.00
- Santa Clara 290.00
- Stanislaus 359.00
- 25% surcharge for unmarried male drivers 19-24 yrs old.
Who is eligible for the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program?
- To be eligible for the CLCA program: you must meet the following requirements:
- Be able to meet low-income requirements (1 person = $24,500, 2 persons = $33,000, 4 persons = $50,000, 8 persons = $84,000)
- Meet the good driver standard (no more than one at-fault property damage only accident or more than one point for moving violation in the past three years)
- Be at least 19 years old
- Have been continuously licensed to drive for the past three years
- Have a vehicle valued at less than the $20,000
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