§894. Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements

NOTE: Subsection A eff. until Jan. 1, 2010. See Acts 2008, No. 921, §1.

A. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this Chapter only, be deemed satisfied:

(1) When ten thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident.

(2) When, subject to such limit of ten thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of twenty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment, or judgments, rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident.

(3) When ten thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.

NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2008, No. 921, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

A. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this Chapter only, be deemed satisfied:

(1) When fifteen thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident.

(2) When, subject to such limit of fifteen thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of thirty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment, or judgments, rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident.

(3) When twenty-five thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.

B. Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this Section.

Acts 1952, No. 52, §15. Acts 1984, No. 237, §1; Acts 2008, No. 921, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.