§431:10G-301 Required motorcycle and motor scooter policy coverage. (a) An insurance policy covering a motorcycle or motor scooter shall provide insurance in the following amounts to pay, on behalf of the owner or any operator of the insured motorcycle or motor scooter, sums that the owner or any operator may legally be obligated to pay for injury, death, or damage to the property of others, except property owned by, being transported by, or in charge of the insured that arise out of the ownership, operation, maintenance, or use of the motorcycle or motor scooter:

(1) Liability coverage of not less than $20,000 per person, with an aggregate limit of $40,000 per accident, for all damages arising out of accidental harm sustained as a result of any one accident; and

(2) Liability coverage of not less than $10,000 for all damages arising out of injury to or destruction of property, including motorcycles or motor scooters and including the loss of use thereof, but not including property owned by, being transported by, or in the charge of the insured, as a result of any one accident.

(b) At the option of the owner, each insurer shall:

(1) Offer medical payment coverage up to $10,000 to pay all reasonable expenses incurred within one year from the date of accident for necessary medical, surgical, dental, ambulance, hospital, professional, and nursing services;

(2) Offer an income disability plan; and

(3) Offer liability coverage in excess of the minimum coverages required by this section.

(c) Any operator or passenger of a motorcycle or motor scooter as defined in section 286-2 who receives injuries or dies in a motor vehicle accident may not claim personal injury protection benefits under a motor vehicle insurance policy, unless expressly provided for in the motor vehicle policy. [L 1989, c 208, pt of §1; am L 1994, c 128, §5; am L 1998, c 275, §34]