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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) Motor vehicle liability insurance applies to the amounts that the owner is legally obligated to pay as damages because of accidental bodily injury and accidental property damage arising out of the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle if the accident occurs in the United States, its possessions, or Canada.
(2) Motor vehicle liability insurance must afford limits of liability not less than those required under the financial responsibility laws of the jurisdiction of this state.
(b) If the accident occurs outside this state but in the United States, its possessions, or Canada and if the limits of liability of the financial responsibility or compulsory insurance laws of the applicable jurisdiction exceed the limits of liability of the financial responsibility laws of this state, the motor vehicle liability insurance is deemed to comply with the limits of liability of the laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
(c) For purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” is defined as provided in § 27-14-104.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-79-311. Motor vehicle liability insurance--Extraterritorial provision - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-79-311/
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