Hawaii § 287-23 - Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
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§ 287-23. Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
(a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not permanently registered in the State may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the administrator a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in the certificate is registered or if the nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided the certificate otherwise conforms with this chapter, and the administrator shall accept the same upon condition that the insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policy so certified: (1) The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the insurance commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice of process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle action in the State; (2) The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of the State relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein. (b) If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in the State, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any such undertakings or agreements, the administrator shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of the carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-101; HRS §287-23; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
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Section 287-23 ("Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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