§ 36-944. Motor vehicle policies - Restriction on cancellation or increasing rates.  


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  • No insurer shall, directly or indirectly, use traffic tickets or convictions for traffic offenses as a basis for cancellation of automobile insurance policies or increasing insurance premium rates for automobile insurance policies where such ticket or conviction is for exceeding the speed limit specified in Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but not exceeding the speed limit previously in force where the violation occurred; nor shall any insurer in any way penalize or adversely affect any insured for any such violation or conviction.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 3, § 2, operative March 4, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1987, c. 25, § 2, emerg. eff. April 15, 1987.  Renumbered from § 11-801b of Title 47 by Laws 2002, c. 397, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 129, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.