N.Y. Insurance Law Section 2335
Motor vehicle liability insurance rates

  • prohibition of surcharges for certain accidents and traffic infractions

No insurer authorized to transact or transacting business in this state, or controlling or controlled by or under common control by or with an insurer authorized to transact or transacting business in this state, which sells a policy providing motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in this state shall increase the policy premium in connection with the insurance permitted or required by this chapter solely because the insured or any other person who customarily operates an automobile covered by the policy:

(a)

has had an accident that does not result in aggregate damage to property in excess of two thousand dollars, provided that any policy surcharge shall be permissible for any accident which results in bodily injury or if the insured has more than one accident in the merit rating experience period. Nothing in this subsection shall change the dollar amount of the accident reporting threshold required under paragraph one of subdivision (a) of Vehicle & Traffic Law § 605 (Report required upon accident)section six hundred five of the vehicle and traffic law.

(b)

has been found guilty of a traffic infraction under any of the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to a conviction for a violation which occurred during the thirty-six month period ending on the last day of the fourth month preceding the month of the effective date of the policy if such conviction consisted of:

(1)

operating a motor vehicle at a speed of more than fifteen miles per hour in excess of the legal limit;

(2)

operating a motor vehicle in excess of the speed limit, or in a reckless manner, where injury or death results therefrom;

(3)

operating a motor vehicle in excess of the speed limit, or reckless driving, or any combination thereof, on three or more occasions;

(4)

operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or impaired by the consumption of alcohol;

(5)

operating a motor vehicle while impaired by the use of a drug, within the meaning of Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1192 (Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs)section one thousand one hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law;

(6)

homicide or assault arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle, or criminal negligence in the use or operation of a motor vehicle resulting in the injury or death of another person, or use or operation of a motor vehicle directly or indirectly in the commission of a felony;

(7)

operating a motor vehicle while seeking to avoid apprehension or arrest by a law enforcement officer;

(8)

filing or attempting to file a false or fraudulent automobile insurance claim, or knowingly aiding or abetting in the filing or attempted filing of any such claim;

(9)

leaving the scene of an incident without reporting;

(10)

filing a false document with the department of motor vehicles, or using a license or registration obtained by filing a false document with the department of motor vehicles;

(11)

operating a motor vehicle in a race or speed test;

(12)

knowingly permitting or authorizing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle insured under the policy;

(13)

operating a motor vehicle insured under the policy without a valid license or registration in effect, except when the person convicted had possessed a valid license or registration which had expired and was subsequently renewed, or during a period of revocation or suspension thereof, or in violation of the limitations applicable to a license issued pursuant to article twenty-one or article twenty-one-a of the vehicle and traffic law; or

(14)

two or more moving violations of any other provision of the vehicle and traffic law;

(c)

has had a temporary suspension of a driver’s license pending a hearing, prosecution or investigation or an indefinite suspension of a driver’s license which is issued because of the failure of the person suspended to perform an act, which suspension will be terminated by the performance of the act by the person suspended, or has had more than one such temporary or indefinite suspension arising out of the same incident issued against him or her, provided that the foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply if such suspension or suspensions has or have not been terminated on or before the effective date of the policy; or

(d)

with respect to a non-commercial private passenger automobile insurance policy, has had an accident while operating a commercial vehicle in the course of employment and in the discharge of the employee’s duties at the time of the accident, unless the accident is determined to have been caused by the intentional action or gross negligence of the insured. * NB Expires July 1, 2026

Source: Section 2335 — Motor vehicle liability insurance rates; prohibition of surcharges for certain accidents and traffic infractions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ISC/2335 (updated Jul. 7, 2023; accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

2301
Purpose
2302
Applicability
2303
Standards for rates
2304
Rate making and supporting information
2305
Rates or rating plans
2306
Delegation of rate filing obligation
2307
Rating classifications or territories
2308
Imposition of prior approval
2309
Excess rate
2310
Informational filings
2311
Suspension of filing requirement
2312
Immigration bond premium
2313
Rate service organization
2314
Charging of rates
2315
Recording and reporting of experience
2316
Prohibition of anti-competitive behavior
2317
Joint underwriting or joint reinsurance
2318
Risk sharing plans
2319
Information to be furnished insureds
2320
Enforcement and penalties
2321
Enforcement and penalties
2322
Final determination
2323
Profitability and rates of return
2324
Rebating and discrimination
2325
Accounts and statistics
2326
Evaluation of competitive rating provisions
2327
Verification of driving history
2328
Certain motor vehicle insurance rates
2329
Motor vehicle insurance rates
2330
No fault motor vehicle insurance rates
2331
Motor vehicle comprehensive insurance rates
2332
Non-commercial private passenger automobile insurance rates
2333
Non-commercial private passenger automobile insurance rates
2334
Non-commercial private passenger automobile insurance rates
2335
Motor vehicle liability insurance rates
2335–A
Prohibition of rate increases for persons involved in emergency use of vehicles
2336
Motor vehicle liability, comprehensive and collision insurance rates
2336–A
Snowmobile liability insurance rates
2336–B
Boat liability insurance rates
2337
Private passenger automobile physical damage insurance
2338
Appeal from rate service organization action
2339
Charging or receiving of rates
2340
Credit property insurance
2342
Expiration of certain provisions
2343
Medical malpractice insurance rates
2344
Flexible rate limitations in problem markets
2345
Disclosure of premium reductions and surcharges
2346
Reduction in rates of fire insurance, homeowners insurance or property/casualty premiums for residential property
2346–A
Reduction in rates of certain commercial risk insurance premiums for real property
2347
Workers’ compensation rate changes
2348
Anti-theft and fraud savings
2349
Multi-tier program
2350
Flexible rating for nonbusiness automobile insurance policies
2351
Homeowners’ insurance policies
2352
Multiple rating programs
2353
For-hire motor vehicle safety program

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

Last modified:
Jul. 7, 2023

§ 2335’s source at nysenate​.gov

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