CHAPTER 3. Proof of Financial Responsibility [16430. - 16484.]

Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1157, Sec. 8.5.

§§ 16430–16484 · 17 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Proof Requirements §§ 16430–16436 · 6 sections

   • § 16430 (a) “Proof of financial responsibility,” when required by this code, means proof of financial responsibility resulting from the ownership or operation of a…
   • § 16431 (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the written certificate or certificates of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business within…
   • § 16433 A certificate or certificates shall certify, if the liability policy therein cited has been canceled, that the department shall be notified in writing within…
   • § 16434 (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be given by a bond. The bond shall be conditioned for the payment of the amount specified in Section 16430, and shall…
   • § 16435 (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the deposit of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) as provided in Section 16054.2. The department…
   • § 16436 Proof of financial responsibility may be given by the written certificate of a self-insurer holding a certificate of self-insurance for bodily injury and…
2. ARTICLE 2. Insurance Policy §§ 16450–16457 · 7 sections

   • § 16450 A “motor vehicle liability policy,” as used in Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 16000), 2 (commencing with Section 16250), and 4 (commencing with Section…
   • § 16451 (a) (1) An owner’s policy of motor vehicle liability insurance shall insure the named insured and any other person using any motor vehicle registered to the…
   • § 16452 An operator’s policy of motor vehicle liability insurance shall insure the person named as insured therein against loss from the liability imposed on that…
   • § 16453 Any motor vehicle liability policy may grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage herein specified or contain any agreements,…
   • § 16454 Any motor vehicle liability policy need not cover any liability for injury to the assured or any liability of the assured assumed by or imposed upon the…
   • § 16455 The provisions of Section 16451 shall not apply to vehicles in storage if the current license plates and registration cards are surrendered to the department…
   • § 16457 Whenever proof of financial responsibility is required to be filed pursuant to this chapter, no person of whom that proof is required shall drive any motor…
3. ARTICLE 3. Release of Proof §§ 16480–16484 · 4 sections

   • § 16480 (a) The department shall upon request, or may at its own discretion, cancel any bond or any certificate of insurance, or the department shall direct the return…
   • § 16482 (a) Any person whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been suspended because of failure to satisfy a judgment and the judgment has been outstanding for…
   • § 16483 The department shall cancel any bond or any certificate of insurance or direct the return of any money or securities to the person entitled thereto, upon the…
   • § 16484 Except when a nonresident minor’s certificate or minor’s license is canceled as required by Sections 12504 and 17704, respectively, whenever any evidence of…