BILL NUMBER: SB 629	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2007

   An act to repeal Section 557.6 of the Insurance Code, relating to
insurance.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 629, as introduced, Correa. Automobile insurance: peace
officers.
   Existing law requires any peace officer or firefighter, as
defined, who has been involved in an accident to submit to his or her
private automobile insurer a written declaration stating whether or
not at the time of the accident he or she was operating an emergency
vehicle, as defined, in the performance of his or her duty during the
hours of his or her employment.
   This bill would repeal that provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 557.6 of the Insurance Code is repealed.

   557.6.  Any peace officer or firefighter as defined pursuant to
this section who has been involved in an accident shall submit to his
or her private automobile insurer within 30 days of the accident his
or her written declaration under penalty of perjury stating whether
or not at the time of the accident he or she was operating an
authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in subdivision (a) or (f) of
Section 165 of the Vehicle Code or in paragraph (1) or (2) of
subdivision (b) of Section 165 of the Vehicle Code in the performance
of his or her duty during the hours of his or her employment. In
lieu of a written declaration, the peace officer or firefighter may
submit to the private automobile insurer a copy of the incident
report filed by the peace officer or firefighter with his or her
employer.
   As used in this section, "peace officer" means every person
defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of
Part 2 of the Penal Code, and "firefighter" means every person
defined in Section 50925 of the Government Code.