NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1159

SENATE BILL 518

 

 

AN ACT AMENDING G.S. 20-279.21 RELATING TO THE LIMITS OF UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE IN MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20-279.21(b)(3) is hereby amended as follows: By striking the entire phrase beginning with the words "and provided" in line 11 and ending "protection of third persons." in line 18 of said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and provided that an insured shall be entitled to secure increased limits coverage of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to said limit for one person, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident if the policy of such insured carries liability limits of equal or greater amounts for the protection of third persons."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall apply only to new and renewal automobile liability insurance policies issued on and after January 1, 1968.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 6th day of July, 1967.