Pennsylvania § 1799 - Restraint system.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1799 — Restraint system., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1799. Restraint system.
(a) General rule.--All insurance companies authorized to write private passenger automobile insurance within this Commonwealth shall provide premium discounts for motor vehicles equipped with passive restraint devices. These discounts shall apply to the first party benefits coverage and shall be approved by the commissioner as part of the insurer's rate filing, provided that such discounts shall not be less than 15% for passive seat belts, 20% for one airbag on the operator's side of the vehicle and 30% for two airbags. Some or all of the premium discounts required by this subsection may be omitted upon demonstration to the commissioner in an insurer's rate filing that the discounts are duplicative of other discounts provided by the insurer or specifically reflected in the insurer's experience.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Passive restraint." Any frontal automobile crash protection system which requires no action of the vehicle occupants and complies with standard 571.208 of the National Traffic Safety Administration or its successor.
(Feb. 7, 1990, P.L.11, No.6, eff. July 1, 1990)
1990 Amendment. Act 6 added section 1799.
Cross References. Section 1799 is referred to in section 1791.1 of this title.
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Section 1799 ("Restraint system.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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