Minnesota § 171.183 - SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT
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§ 171.183. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT
Subdivision 1.Requirements.
For the purposes of sections 171.182 to 171.184, a judgment is satisfied if:
(1) $30,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident;
(2) subject to the limit of $30,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of $60,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident; or
(3) $10,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of damage to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
Subd. 2.Other payments credited.
Payments made in settlement of claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
History:
1982 c 598 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 47
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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