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House OKs minimum liability insurance for personal watercraft after technical amendment

Utah House of Representatives · March 4, 1997
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Summary

The House passed Senate Bill 52 (43–27) to require minimum liability insurance for personal watercraft and to obligate renters and rental businesses to maintain coverage; floor discussion covered policy limits, seasonality and potential costs.

Senate Bill 52 would require personal watercraft owners and rental businesses to maintain minimum liability insurance limits to cover injuries and property damage caused by operation of the craft. The sponsor explained the policy was prompted by a recent fatality and an observed pattern of uninsured personal watercraft causing severe losses.

The bill’s committee report…

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