Prop 213

IF YOU ARE INJURED DRIVING A CAR AND DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE ON THE CAR

In California, if you are injured in an automobile collision, and you are the driver of a car, your damages may be limited depending on whether there was insurance on the vehicle you were driving at the time of the collision. If you did not have insurance on the vehicle, you are entitled to recover only economic damages. You can’t recover non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. If you are a passenger in a vehicle that is not covered by insurance, you are entitled to economic and non-economic damages. The insurance companies passed this law in 1996 (Prop 213 ) as part of a proposition designed to save them money by depriving people, injured through no fault of their own, of recovery because of their status as uninsured motorists. You should always make sure that you have insurance on your vehicles and that any vehicle you drive is insured.