A low-cost automobile insurance policy for purposes of the program established under this article shall have all of the following attributes:

(a) The policy shall offer coverage in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for bodily injury to, or death of, each person as a result of any one accident and, subject to that limit as to one person, the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for bodily injury to, or death of all persons as a result of any one accident, and the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000) for damage to property of others as a result of any one accident.

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(b) The coverage required by Section 11580.2 shall be made available to the consumer. However, an insurer may charge a premium for that coverage in addition to the premium set forth in Section 11629.72. Notwithstanding the coverage amounts required by Section 11580.2 and § 16056 of the Vehicle Code, uninsured motorist coverage issued in conjunction with a low-cost automobile policy under the program, with coverage limits at least equal to the limits of liability in the underlying low-cost automobile policy, shall satisfy the requirements of Section 11580.2 and the financial responsibility requirements of Sections 4000.37, 16021, and 16431 of the Vehicle Code.

(c) Medical payments coverage shall be made available to the consumer. However, an insurer may charge a premium for that coverage in addition to the premium set forth in Section 11629.72.

(d) The policy shall have an initial term of one year, renewable on an annual basis thereafter.

(e) The policy shall cover the person named in the policy, and to the same extent that insurance is provided to the named insured, any other person using the automobile, provided the use is with his or her permission, express or implied, and within the scope of that permission, except that the policy shall not cover members of the named insured’s household who do not satisfy the requirements of subdivisions (b) to (e), inclusive, of Section 11629.73.

(f) The policy shall provide coverage for an automobile with a value of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less, as evidenced by the value given to the automobile by the Department of Motor Vehicles in assessing vehicle license fees, or another method of determining market value adopted by the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan Advisory Committee (CAARP Advisory Committee) and approved by the commissioner.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 487, Sec. 2. (SB 1273) Effective January 1, 2015.)