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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1535

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Pruitt, Dellwo, Zellinsky and Patrick)

Read first time 2/2/90.

AN ACT Relating motor vehicle insurance rates; and amending RCW 48.19.501.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 320, Laws of 1987 as amended by section 21, chapter 11, Laws of 1989 and RCW 48.19.501 are each amended to read as follows:

          Due consideration in making rates for motor vehicle insurance shall be given to:

          (1) Any anticipated change in losses that may be attributable to the use of properly installed and maintained anti-theft devices in the insured private passenger automobile.  An exhibit detailing these losses and any credits or discounts resulting from any such changes shall be included in each filing pertaining to private passenger automobile (or motor vehicle) insurance.

          (2) Any anticipated change in losses that may be attributable to the use of lights and lighting devices that have been proven effective in increasing the visibility of motor vehicles during daytime or in poor visibility conditions and to the use of rear stop lights that have been proven effective in reducing rear-end collisions.  An exhibit detailing these losses and any credits or discounts resulting from any such changes shall be included in each filing pertaining to private passenger automobile (or motor vehicle) insurance.

          (3) Any anticipated change in losses per vehicle covered that may be attributable to the fact that the insured has more vehicles covered under the policy than there are insured drivers in the same household.  An exhibit detailing these changes and any credits or discounts resulting from any such changes shall be included in each filing pertaining to private passenger automobile (or motor vehicle) insurance.

(4) Any anticipated change in losses that may be attributable to the etching of vehicle identification numbers into all the windows of the vehicle.  An exhibit detailing these changes and any credits or discounts resulting from such changes shall be included in each filing pertaining to private passenger automobile (or motor vehicle) insurance.