TITLE: Relating to the premium surcharge certain automobile insurers are required to assess against an insured convicted of certain offenses.

SUMMARY: Relating to the premium surcharge certain automobile insurers are required to assess against an insured convicted of certain offenses.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the premium surcharge certain automobile insurers are required to assess against an insured convicted of certain offenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1953.052(a), Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An insurer described by Section 1952.001 shall assess a premium surcharge in an amount as stated in the insurer's rating plan [prescribed by the department] against an insured for no more than three years immediately following the date the insured is convicted of: (1) an offense relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Section 49.04 or 49.07, Penal Code; or (2) an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.