(1) Notwithstanding ss. 627.730-627.7405, an insurer providing personal injury protection benefits on a private passenger motor vehicle shall have, to the extent of any personal injury protection benefits paid to any person as a benefit arising out of such private passenger motor vehicle insurance, a right of reimbursement against the owner or the insurer of the owner of a commercial motor vehicle, if the benefits paid result from such person having been an occupant of the commercial motor vehicle or having been struck by the commercial motor vehicle while not an occupant of any self-propelled vehicle.
1(2) The insurer’s right of reimbursement under this section does not apply to an owner or registrant as identified in s. 627.733(1)(b).
History.—s. 7, ch. 78-374; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 558, 563, ch. 82-243; s. 19, ch. 2003-411; s. 18, ch. 2007-324; s. 18, ch. 2012-151; s. 12, ch. 2012-197.
1Note.—As created by s. 12, ch. 2012-197. For a description of multiple acts in the same session affecting a statutory provision, see preface to the Florida Statutes, “Statutory Construction.” Subsection (2) was also created by s. 18, ch. 2012-151, and that version reads:
(2) For purposes of this section, no owner or registrant identified in s. 627.733(1)(b) shall be liable for right of reimbursement.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 627 - Insurance Rates and Contracts
Part XI - Motor Vehicle and Casualty Insurance Contracts (Ss. 627.7261-627.7491)
627.7261 - Refusal to issue policy.
627.7263 - Rental and leasing driver’s insurance to be primary; exception.
627.7275 - Motor vehicle liability.
627.7276 - Notice of limited coverage.
627.7277 - Notice of renewal premium.
627.728 - Cancellations; nonrenewals.
627.7281 - Cancellation notice.
627.7282 - Notice of additional premium; cancellation upon nonpayment.
627.7283 - Cancellation; return of unearned premium.
627.7285 - Experience while operating a train.
627.7286 - Renewal of policy and setting of rates; certain experience not a factor.
627.7288 - Comprehensive coverage; deductible not to apply to motor vehicle glass.
627.7295 - Motor vehicle insurance contracts.
627.72951 - Temporary binding permitted.
627.730 - Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law.
627.7311 - Effect of law on personal injury protection policies.
627.734 - Proof of security; security requirements; penalties.
627.736 - Required personal injury protection benefits; exclusions; priority; claims.
627.737 - Tort exemption; limitation on right to damages; punitive damages.
627.739 - Personal injury protection; optional limitations; deductibles.
627.7401 - Notification of insured’s rights.
627.7403 - Mandatory joinder of derivative claim.
627.7405 - Insurers’ right of reimbursement.
627.7407 - Application of the Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law.
627.7415 - Commercial motor vehicles; additional liability insurance coverage.
627.742 - Nonpublic sector buses; additional liability insurance coverage.
627.743 - Payment of third-party claims.
627.744 - Preinsurance inspection of private passenger motor vehicles.
627.745 - Mediation of claims.
627.746 - Coverage for minors who have a learner’s driver license; additional premium prohibited.
627.747 - Named driver exclusion.
627.748 - Transportation network companies.
627.7483 - Peer-to-peer car sharing; insurance requirements.
627.749 - Autonomous vehicles; insurance requirements.
627.7491 - Official law enforcement vehicles; motor vehicle insurance requirements.