49-1224. SELF-INSURERS. (1) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles are registered and titled in Idaho, or engaged in the operation of a railroad, street railway system or public utility subject to the regulation of the public utilities commission irrespective of the number of vehicles registered, may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department.
(2) The department may, in its discretion, issue a certificate of self-insurance and certificate of liability insurance in a form as the department prescribes when the department is satisfied that the person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against that person upon application, and providing a statement by a certified public accountant attesting the applicant’s net worth is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), a list of vehicles and an application fee of seventy dollars ($70.00) which shall be deposited in the state highway account.
(3) The self-insurer will be required to submit an annual financial statement showing net worth of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), a list of vehicles and a seventy dollar ($70.00) issue fee to be deposited in the state highway account.
(4) Upon not less than five (5) days’ notice and a hearing pursuant to the notice, the department may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after a judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
History:
[49-1224, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 314, p. 736; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 30, p. 374; am. 2009, ch. 331, sec. 6, p. 958.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Section 49-1201 - DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER — COURT REVIEW.
Section 49-1202 - DEPARTMENT TO FURNISH OPERATING RECORD.
Section 49-1203 - COURTS TO REPORT NONPAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS — NONRESIDENTS.
Section 49-1204 - SUSPENSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.
Section 49-1205 - SUSPENSION TO CONTINUE UNTIL JUDGMENTS PAID AND PROOF GIVEN.
Section 49-1206 - PAYMENTS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS.
Section 49-1207 - INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS — DEFAULT.
Section 49-1208 - PROOF REQUIRED UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.
Section 49-1212 - EXPRESSED, PERMITTED AND IMPLIED PROVISIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY POLICY.
Section 49-1213 - NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF CERTIFIED POLICY.
Section 49-1214 - NOT TO AFFECT OTHER POLICIES.
Section 49-1217 - OWNER MAY GIVE PROOF FOR OTHERS.
Section 49-1220 - DURATION OF PROOF — WHEN PROOF MAY BE CANCELED OR RETURNED.
Section 49-1221 - TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION TO DEFEAT PURPOSE — PROHIBITED.
Section 49-1223 - EXCEPTIONS FROM CHAPTER.
Section 49-1224 - SELF-INSURERS.
Section 49-1225 - ASSIGNED RISK PLANS.
Section 49-1226 - CHAPTER NOT TO PREVENT OTHER PROCESS.
Section 49-1229 - REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Section 49-1230 - PROOF OF COMPLIANCE.
Section 49-1231 - CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE — HOW ACQUIRED.
Section 49-1232 - CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE TO BE CARRIED IN MOTOR VEHICLE.
Section 49-1233 - MOTOR CARRIER FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY — EXEMPTIONS — BOARD RULES.
Section 49-1234 - ONLINE INSURANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM — PEACE OFFICER DUTIES — RULEMAKING.