Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §2916-A, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 336, §1, is amended to read:

C. Only the operator of another motor vehicle involved in the accident was convicted of a crime, offense or violation contributing to the accident; or

Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2916-A, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 617, §2, is further amended to read:

D. The named insured or other operator of the motor vehicle insured under the policy or the insurer of the policy, was reimbursed by or on behalf of, a person responsible for the accident or has a judgment against that person.; or

Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2916-A, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read:

E.__The accident involved a single car colliding with a deer or a moose.

SUMMARY

Under the Maine Automobile Insurance Cancellation Control Act, certain occurrences involving a motor vehicle are not considered an accident for purposes of determining whether an insurer may cancel an insured's automobile insurance policy because the insured has been involved in motor vehicle accidents. This bill provides that an accident involving a single car colliding with a deer or moose is not considered an accident for purposes of the Maine Automobile Insurance Cancellation Control Act.