Section 26-A500. REQUIRED INSURANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONAL INSURANCE

 

500.1Each owner of a motor vehicle (including a motorcycle) required to be registered in the District and each owner required to obtain a reciprocity sticker in the District shall maintain the insurance coverage required by the District of Columbia Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982 Amendments Act of 1985 (D.C. Law 6-96; § 35-2101) et seq., (1986 Supp.), hereinafter referred to as the Act.

 

500.2Each nonresident of the District owning a motor vehicle shall maintain the coverages required by the Act while the motor vehicle is present in the District.

 

500.3Each insurer selling motor vehicle insurance in the District shall be required to offer to each owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered or obtain a reciprocity sticker in the District, insurance which shall provide at least all minimum benefits required by the Act with respect to the following:

 

(a)Property damage liability;

 

(b)Third party personal liability (bodily injury liability); and

 

(c)Uninsured motorist protection.

 

500.4In addition to the required coverages listed in §500.3, each insurer shall offer optional personal injury protection as required by §5 of the Act and Underinsured Motor Vehicle Coverage as required by §7 of the Act.

 

500.5Each insurer authorized to sell personal injury protection in the District shall provide to its insureds the coverages required by the Act in any insurance sold or offered to be sold by that insurer to any nonresident it insures for a motor vehicle that has not been issued a District registration. The policy shall provide the coverages required by the Act when the nonresidents insured motor vehicle is present in the District.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 7649 (October 21, 1988).