Utah Code 73-18c-307. Claims adjustment by persons with owner’s or operator’s security other than insurance
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(1) An owner or operator of a motorboat who maintains owner’s or operator’s security by a means other than an insurance policy under Section 73-18c-102 , shall refer all bodily injury claims against the owner’s or operator’s security to an independent adjuster licensed under Title 31A, Chapter 26, Insurance Adjusters , or to an attorney.
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-18c-307
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Motorboat: includes personal watercraft regardless of the manufacturer listed horsepower. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
- Operator: means the person who is in control of a motorboat while it is in use. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
- Owner: includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat subject to an interest by another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation. See Utah Code 73-18c-102
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(2) Unless otherwise provided by contract, any motorboat claim adjustment expense incurred by a person maintaining owner’s or operator’s security by a means other than an insurance policy under Section
73-18c-102 , shall be paid by the person who maintains this type of owner’s or operator’s security.(3) Owners and operators of motorboats maintaining owner’s or operator’s security by a means other than an insurance policy under Section73-18c-102 are subject to the claim adjustment provisions ofTitle 31A, Chapter 26, Part 3, Claim Practices , in connection with claims against persons which arise out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motorboat.