§ 11620. — 11620. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 534, Sec. 69.)

California § 11620.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code INS: Insurance Code - INS
• Div. 2.: DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE
• Part 3.: PART 3. LIABILITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, AND COMMON CARRIER LIABILITY INSURANCE
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. General Regulations
• Art. 4.: ARTICLE 4. Assigned Risk Plans

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(a)
The commissioner, after a public hearing, shall approve or issue a reasonable plan for the equitable apportionment, among insurers admitted to transact liability insurance, of those applicants for automobile bodily injury and property damage liability insurance who are in good faith entitled to but are unable to procure that insurance through ordinary methods. The commissioner shall require the payment of one thousand four hundred ten dollars ($1,410), in advance, as a fee for the filing of amendments to the plan with the commissioner. The commissioner may approve or issue reasonable amendments to the plan that are approved by the plan’s advisory committee, if he or she first holds a public hearing to determine whether the amendments are in keeping with the intent and purpose of this section. All those insurers shall
subscribe to the plan and its amendments and participate in the plan.
(b)
Judicial review of a change to the plan, including rate revision proceedings, shall be in accordance with Section 1858.6.
(c)
The adoption of the plan referenced in subdivision (a), and any amendments thereto, is not subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), unless written or oral comments submitted pursuant to subdivision (e) raise regulatory standards set forth in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 11349 of the Government Code.
(d)
The commissioner shall provide notice of any hearing pursuant to subdivision (a) by doing all of the following at least 45 days prior to the hearing:
(1)
Publishing the notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register.
(2)
Mailing the notice to the parties on the department’s regulations mailing list.
(3)
Posting the notice on the department’s public Internet Web site.
(e)
Interested parties may present written or oral comments at the hearing, or may submit written comments to the contact person identified in the hearing notice by the date and time posted in the notice. Before adopting any amendments to the plan, the commissioner shall consider all comments received on or before the day of the hearing.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 534, Sec. 69. (AB 1699) Effective January 1, 2018.