Legal Question in Insurance Law in Connecticut

Passenger insurance

What are the repercussions of a driver who is in an accident with a passenger, but does not have insurnace for carrying passengers? I have heard that the driver could do jail time for this? Is this true?


Asked on 5/06/02, 12:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Scott Diamond DIAMONDLAWYER

Re: Passenger insurance

If you were operating an insured automobile, your passenger is covered. If you were an uninsured owner of a vehicle involved in an accident, you may have quasi criminal responsibility. I know of no such thing as passenger insurance for an automobile. Such insurance does exist for motorcycles.

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Answered on 5/06/02, 2:15 pm


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