Proof of responsibility by nonresident by insurance certificate, accepted when
A person who lives outside Missouri and owns a car registered in another state can show Missouri that they have insurance by sending in a certificate from their insurance company. That insurance company must agree to follow Missouri's rules and must allow Missouri to contact them if there is a lawsuit from a car accident in Missouri. If the insurance company breaks its agreements, Missouri will stop accepting certificates from that company until the problem is fixed.
303.180. of responsibility by by insurance , accepted when. — 1. The of a motor vehicle not in this state may give by with the a written certificate or certificates of an in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicle described in such certificate is registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the resides, provided such certificate otherwise s to the of this chapter, and the director shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so :
(1) Said insurance carrier shall execute a authorizing the director to accept on its behalf of notice or in any arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and
(2) Said insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle policies issued herein.
2. If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, s in any said undertakings or agreements, the director shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said whether theretofore filed or thereafter as proof, so long as such default continues.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1953 p. 569 § 303.200)
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