68th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1995 Regular Session

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LC 636

                         House Bill 2158

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of State Marine Board)


                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires insurance companies to notify claimants of
responsibility to report boating accidents to State Marine Board.
Imposes civil penalty for failure to report boating accident.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to boat accident reporting; amending ORS 830.480.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 830.480 is amended to read:
  830.480. (1) The operator of any boat involved in an accident
resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to property
in excess of the dollar amount established by rule of the
 { + State Marine + } Board shall make a report of the accident
to the board in such form and manner as the board by rule may
prescribe.
  (2) Whenever a report is insufficient in the opinion of the
board, it may require the operator to file a supplemental report
and may also require a witness to the accident to render a report
to the board.
  (3) Whenever the operator of a boat is physically incapable of
making a required accident report and there was another occupant
in the boat at the time of the accident capable of making a
report, the occupant shall make  { + the report + } or cause the
report to be made.
   { +  (4) Upon receipt of a claim under a policy of insurance
with respect to a collision, accident or other casualty for which
a report is required by subsection (1) of this section, the
insurer shall:
  (a) Notify the insured of the requirements of subsection (1) of
this section and of the rules adopted by the board.
  (b) Send a copy to the board of the notice required under
paragraph (a) of this subsection.
  (5) If the board does not receive a report of the accident as
required by subsection (1) of this section, the board shall
provide one notice to the insured of the requirements of
subsection (1) of this section.
  (6) The board shall assess a penalty fee of $250 upon renewal
of a certificate of number for any owner who fails to report a
boating accident, after being given notice pursuant to
subsections (4) and (5) of this section. The penalty is in

addition to the certificate of number fee required by ORS
830.790.
  (7) If the operator does not or is unable to file the report of
accident as required by subsection (1) of this section, the owner
may file the report. + }
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