BILL AS INTRODUCED S.165
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1 S.165
2 Introduced by Senator Ram Hinsdale
3 Referred to Committee on
4 Date:
5 Subject: Insurance; automobile; drug paraphernalia; needles; total loss
6 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require an
7 insurance company to treat a motor vehicle as a total loss if it is stolen and,
8 upon its recovery, needles or other drug paraphernalia used for illicit
9 intravenous drug use are found in the vehicle.
10 An act relating to stolen motor vehicles and drug paraphernalia
11 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
12 Sec. 1. 8 V.S.A. § 4212 is added to read:
13 § 4212. TOTAL LOSS; DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
14 For purposes of a property damage liability or physical damage claim, a
15 motor vehicle shall be considered a total loss if it is stolen and, upon its
16 recovery, needles or other drug paraphernalia used for illicit intravenous drug
17 use are found in the vehicle.
18 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
19 This act shall take effect on passage.
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