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