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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-9-40. Prohibition of motor vehicle insurance surcharges relating to accidents in which insured not at fault.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-9-40. Prohibition of motor vehicle insurance surcharges relating to accidents in which insured not at fault.

No insurer shall surcharge the premium or rate charged on a policy of motor vehicle insurance or cancel such policy as a result of the insured person’s involvement in a multivehicle accident when such person was not at fault in such accident.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-9-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1184, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 33.