HOUSE BILL NO. 264 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 4, 2006 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-472 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. ---------- Patron-- Hargrove ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-472 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-472. Coverage of owner's policy.

Every motor vehicle owner's policy shall:

1. Designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference, all motor vehicles with respect to which coverage is intended to be granted.

2. Insure as insured the person named and any other person using or responsible for the use of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles with the permission of the named insured.

3. Insure the insured or other person against loss from any liability imposed by law for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, and injury to or destruction of property caused by accident and arising out of the ownership, use, or operation of such motor vehicle or motor vehicles within the Commonwealth, any other state in the United States, or Canada, subject to a limit exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each motor vehicle, of $25,000$50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to the limit for one person, to a limit of $50,000$100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and to a limit of $20,000$50,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.