2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 24. INSURANCE
431. Insurance Code
431:10C-120 Prohibitions, penalty.

Cross References

Applicability of article to captive insurers, see §431:19-115.5.

Law Journals and Reviews

Tort and Insurance "Reform" in a Common Law Court. 14 UH L. Rev. 55.

Case Notes

Rent-a-car company's rental agreement provision, which attempted to shift primary responsibility for providing minimum insurance coverage to the renter's personal insurance policy, violated the public policy enumerated in this chapter. 88 H. 274, 965 P.2d 1274.

The owner of a vehicle has the primary obligation to provide minimum coverage for the owned vehicle and this obligation may not be avoided through a unilateral contract with a permissive user of the vehicle. 88 H. 274, 965 P.2d 1274.

When a defendant is charged with a violation of this article, §805-13 is the proper procedural statute for the district court, enforcement officers, and the prosecutor's office to follow. 86 H. 331 (App.), 949 P.2d 171.

As §1-1 does not establish the supremacy of the 1840 Constitution over the current state constitution, or somehow render the documents concurrent, whether chapter 431 violated the 1840 Constitution was immaterial for purposes of defendant's conviction. 90 H. 130 (App.), 976 P.2d 444.

§431:10C-120 Prohibitions, penalty. (a) No insurer shall issue or offer to issue any policy which the insurer represents is a motor vehicle insurance policy unless such insurer meets the requirements of this article.

(b) Any insurer, any producer, or any representative of an insurer who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to section 431:10C-117. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1989, c 195, §34; am L 1997, c 251, §30; am L 1998, c 275, §11; am L 2001, c 216, §19]