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                         SENATE BILL 5424

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Kohl, Pelz, Fairley and Prentice; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Read first time 01/23/95.  Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Housing.

Restricting the use of driving records for insurance purposes.

    AN ACT Relating to the use of driving records by insurers; and adding a new section to chapter 48.30 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 48.30 RCW to read as follows:

    Unless the policyholder is determined to be at fault, a policy of insurance may not be canceled, nonrenewed, denied, or have the rate increased on the basis of information obtained from a certified abstract of a driving record under RCW 46.52.130.

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