§ 32-7B-5 — Responsibilities of Insurers

Each insurer shall do the following:
(1) Cooperate with the department in operating the online insurance verification system.
(2) Maintain the data necessary to verify insurance status through the online insurance verification system for a period of at least six months.
(3) Maintain the web service, pursuant to the requirements established under the online insurance verification system and as specified by the advisory council.
(4) Provide data security for the type of information transferred as prescribed by the advisory council that will not violate state or federal privacy laws.
(5) Be immune from civil and administrative liability for good faith efforts to comply with the terms of this chapter.
(6) Provide an insured under a commercial automobile insurance liability policy with an insurance card clearly indicating that the vehicle is insured under a commercial automobile liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 32-7A-6.
(7) Nothing in this section prohibits an insurer from using the services of a third party vendor for facilitating the online insurance verification system required by this chapter.

Legislative History

(Act 2011-688, §6.)