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07 AM 28 0778

ADOPTED

Senators Staton of the 18th, Harp of the 29th, Brown of the 26th, Carter of the 13th, Chance of the 16th and others offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee substitute to SB 224 (LC 37 0413S) by inserting after "To" on line 1 on page 1 the following:
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 of artificial persons 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

By redesignating Sections 1 through 6 as Sections 2 through 7, respectively, and by inserting after line 8 on page 1 the following:

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 revising subparagraph (b)(1)(B) 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 six or fewer 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. For policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2006, the term 'insured' shall also mean a foster child or ward residing in the household of the named insured pursuant to a court order, guardianship, or placement by the Department of Family and Children Services or other department or agency of the state, while in a motor vehicle or otherwise."