DIVISION 7. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS 16000-16560›CHAPTER 1. Compulsory Financial Responsibility 16000-16078›ARTICLE 3. Evidence of Financial Responsibility 16050-16058.1
§ 16056.1
California Vehicle Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Notwithstanding the coverage limits specified in Section 16056, an automobile insurance policy described in Section 11629.71 of the Insurance Code shall be effective under Section 16054 when issued by an insurance company admitted to do business in this state by the Insurance Commissioner and the policy is subject, if the accident has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to that limit for one person, to a limit of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and if the accident has resulted in injury to, or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 435, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2006.)
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