Limitation on Recovery to Felons, Uninsured Motorists, Drunk Drivers. Initiative Statute. Official Title and Summary prepared by the Attorney General

• Denies all recovery of damages to a convicted felon whose injuries were proximately caused during the commission of the felony or immediate flight therefrom.
• Denies recovery for noneconomic damages (e.g., pain, suffering, disfigurement) to drunk drivers, if subsequently convicted, and to uninsured motorists who were injured while operating a vehicle.
• Provides exception when an uninsured motorist is injured by a subsequently convicted drunk driver. With this one exception, provides that insurer is not liable for noneconomic damages.

• Probably minor annual savings in state and local government court-related costs.
• Reduction in insurance tax revenue to the state of probably less than $5 million annually.

Argument in Favor of Proposition 213

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Argument Against Proposition 213

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