2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 — Insurance
RS 22:1288 — Discrimination in automobile liability insurance prohibited
§1288. Discrimination in automobile liability insurance prohibited
A. No insurer shall refuse to issue or renew, increase the premium, or cancel an automobile insurance policy solely because the insured is deaf or hard of hearing, provided such person is mentally and physically capable of driving an automobile and possesses a valid Louisiana operator's license issued by the office of motor vehicles of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
B. Where the owner of the covered vehicle has a physical or mental handicap that prevents him from operating his own motor vehicle, an insurance company issuing a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance shall not require the operator of the vehicle to carry liability insurance.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 285, §1; Acts 1993, No. 552, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 22:652.2 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 703, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
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