3.0.0 3546 2023-01-11T13:19:45Z 2023-01-11T13:19:45Z Senate S S 2010-06-29 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-29T19:21:30Z 2010-06-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2010-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N Crime and Law Enforcement Accidents Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Licensing and registrations Life, casualty, property insurance Motor vehicles Transportation safety and security Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2010-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2010-07-21T17:37:29Z Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly: (1) commits automobile insurance fraud; or (2) acts as a runner, capper, steerer, organizer, mastermind, or leader of an auto insurance fraud operation.

Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish best practices for states to use in licensing: (1) auto body shops that perform work paid for by insurers; and (2) medical treatment for people injured in auto accidents.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) cooperate with the offices of the United States attorneys to investigate fraudulent chop shops and salvage yards, prosecute automobile insurance fraud, and report statistics on investigations, prosecutions, and convictions of automobile insurance fraud; and (2) establish Federal-State-Local Anti-Auto Insurance Fraud Task Forces in cities most severely affected by automobile insurance fraud.

Grants an insurance company the right to require a mandatory inspection of any motor vehicle prior to agreeing to provide insurance coverage and to waive such right under specified circumstances.

]]> Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 Display Title Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3546is/xml/BILLS-111s3546is.xml 2010-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.