GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 897
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/9/91
Senate Insurance Committee Substitute Adopted 6/13/91

Short Title:  No Required Repair Companies.	(Public)
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April 18, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO LIMIT REFERRALS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE REPAIR WORK BY ADJUSTERS AND AGENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 33 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 58-33-76.  Referral of business to repair source; prohibitions.
(a)	No adjuster or appraiser shall recommend the use of a particular service or source for the repair of property damage without clearly informing the claimant that the claimant is under no obligation to use the recommended repair service.
(b)	No adjuster or appraiser shall accept any gratuity or other form of remuneration from a repair service for recommending that repair service to a claimant.
(c)	Any person who violates this section is subject to the provisions of G.S. 58-2-70 and G.S. 58-33-45."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.