As used in this division an “uninsured motor vehicle” is a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility as provided in Section 16021 was not in effect at the time of the accident.
Cal. Veh. Code § 16000.7
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Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Haight (1988)
Most recently applied in 67 Cal. App. 4th 508 - Goodson v. Perfect Fit Enterprises, Inc. (November 1998)
Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 549.
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