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§1606
Title 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 13: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND INSURANCE
Subchapter 2: GENERAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
§1608

§1607. Satisfied judgments

1.  Satisfaction.  To meet the obligation of financial responsibility only, a judgment is satisfied:  
A. When $50,000 has been credited on a judgment for bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of one accident rendered in excess of that amount;   [PL 1997, c. 176, §7 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 176, §8 (AFF).]
B. Subject to paragraph A, when $100,000 has been credited on a judgment for bodily injury to or death of 2 or more people as the result of one accident rendered in excess of that amount; or   [PL 1997, c. 176, §7 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 176, §8 (AFF).]
C. When $25,000 has been credited on a judgment for injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of one accident rendered in excess of that amount.   [PL 1997, c. 176, §7 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 176, §8 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 176, §7 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 176, §8 (AFF).]
2.  Settlement payments.  Payments made in settlement of a claim for bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident must be credited against the amounts provided for in this section.  
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 176, §7 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 176, §8 (AFF).
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