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§ 59A-32A-6 NMSA 1978

Rental car agent and endorsee restrictions

Known as the Rental Car Insurance Limited Producer License Act

The act spans §§ 59–59 (9 sections).

Laws 2001, ch. 94, § 6.

No insurance may be issued, offered, sold, solicited or negotiated pursuant to this section unless:

A. the rental period of the rental agreement is ninety consecutive days or less;

B. at every location where rental agreements are executed, brochures or other written materials are readily available to the prospective renter that:

(1) summarize, clearly and correctly, the material terms and conditions of coverage offered to renters, including the identify of the insurer;

(2) describe the process for filing a claim in the event the renter elects to purchase coverage, including a toll-free telephone number to report a claim;

(3) provide the rental car agent's name, address, telephone number and license number, as well as the consumer hotline number for the superintendent of insurance;

(4) state that the rental car insurance offered by the rental car agent or endorsee may provide a duplication of coverage already provided by a renter's personal automobile policy or by another source of coverage;

(5) state that the purchase by the renter of the rental car insurance is not required in order to rent a rental car;

(6) state that neither the rental car agent nor its endorsees are qualified to evaluate the adequacy of the renter's existing insurance coverages;

(7) set forth the costs for the rental car insurance in the rental agreement; and

(8) contain any additional information as the superintendent of insurance may prescribe; and

C. evidence of the rental car insurance purchased is disclosed on the face of the rental agreement.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.