06 LC 28
2809
Senate
Bill 649
By:
Senators Staton of the 18th, Hudgens of the 47th, Shafer of the 48th, Chapman of
the 3rd and Harp of the 29th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 33-7-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to uninsured motorist coverage under motor vehicle liability policies, so as to
provide that the term "insured" in motor vehicle liability policies includes
officers, agents, and employees while performing their duties and while in the
scope of their employment; to provide that such policies containing uninsured
motorist coverage shall be subject to stacking or aggregating in the same manner
as for policies issued to natural persons; to provide for related matters; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 33-7-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uninsured
motorist coverage under motor vehicle liability policies, is amended by striking
subparagraph (b)(1)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subparagraph
(b)(1)(B) to read as follows:
"(B)
'Insured' means the named insured and, while resident of the same household, the
spouse of any such named insured and relatives of either, while in a motor
vehicle or otherwise; any person who uses, with the expressed or implied consent
of the named insured, the motor vehicle to which the policy applies; a guest in
such motor vehicle to which the policy applies; or the personal representatives
of any of the above.
When the named
insured is an artificial person, the term 'insured' means the officers, agents,
and employees of the artificial person when such officers, agents, and employees
are acting in furtherance of their duties for or within the scope of their
employment by such artificial person. In such cases, if there are multiple
policies of motor vehicle liability insurance which include uninsured motorist
coverage, then such policies shall be subject to the stacking or aggregating of
uninsured motorist coverage in the same manner as policies for natural
persons."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.