Minimum State Insurance Requirements
Minimum State Insurance Requirements |
| State |
Liability required? liability limits (in thousands of dollars) |
Personal Injury Protection PIP required? |
No-fault state? |
Uninsured motorist coverage required? |
| Alabama1 |
Yes, 20/40/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Alaska |
Yes, 50/100/25 |
No |
No |
No |
| Arizona |
Yes, 15/30/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Arkansas |
Yes, 25/50/15 |
No |
No |
No |
| California2 |
Yes, 15/30/5 |
No |
No |
No |
| Colorado |
Yes, 25/50/15 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Connecticut |
Yes, 20/40/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Delaware |
Yes, 15/30/5 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| D.C. |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Florida3 |
Yes, 10/20/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Georgia |
Yes, 15/30/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Hawaii |
Yes, 20/40/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Idaho |
Yes, 25/50/15 |
No |
No |
No |
| Illinois |
Yes, 20/40/15 |
No |
No |
No |
| Indiana |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Iowa |
Yes, 20/40/15 |
No |
No |
No |
| Kansas |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kentucky |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Louisiana |
Yes, 10/20/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Maine |
Yes, 50/100/25 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Maryland4 |
Yes, 20/40/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Massachusetts |
Yes, 20/40/5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Michigan |
Yes, 20/40/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Minnesota |
Yes, 30/60/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mississippi5 |
No, 10/20/5 |
No |
No |
No |
| Missouri |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Montana |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Nebraska |
Yes, 25/50/25 |
No |
No |
No |
| Nevada |
Yes, 15/30/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| New Hampshire |
No, 25/50/25 |
No |
No |
No |
| New Jersey6 |
Yes, 15/30/5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| New Mexico |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| New York7 |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| North Carolina |
Yes, 25/50/15 |
No |
No |
No |
| North Dakota |
Yes, 25/50/25 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ohio |
Yes, 12.5/25/7.5 |
No |
No |
No |
| Oklahoma |
Yes, 10/20/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Oregon |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Pennsylvania8 |
Yes, 15/30/5 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Rhode Island |
Yes, 25/50/25 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| South Carolina |
Yes, 15/30/10 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| South Dakota |
Yes, 25/50/25 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Tennessee |
No, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| Texas |
Yes, 25/50/25 |
No |
No |
No |
| Utah |
Yes, 25/50/15 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Vermont |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Virginia |
Yes, 25/50/20 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Washington |
Yes, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
No |
| West Virginia |
Yes, 20/40/10 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Wisconsin |
No, 25/50/10 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Wyoming |
Yes, 25/50/20 |
No |
No |
No |
1Effective June 2000
2Low-cost policy limits for Los Angeles and San Francisco for low-income drivers in the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan are 10/20/3, effective Jan. 1, 2000, to Jan. 1, 2004
3 Drivers can choose a standard or basic policy. Basic policy limits are 10/10/5
4 May be waived for the policyholder but is compulsory for passengers
5 Minimum liability law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2001
6 Property-damage liability only is mandatory
7 Liability rises to 50/100 if injury results in death
8 Medical- First party (policyholder) medical expenses.
Source: Insurance Information Institute
Last updated May 31, 2000 |
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