321A.15 Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements.
1. a. Judgments referred to in this chapter and rendered upon claims arising from accidents occurring on or after January 1, 1981, and before January 1, 1983, shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied when the following occur:
(1) When fifteen thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident.
(2) When, subject to the limit of fifteen thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of thirty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident.
(3) When ten thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
b. Judgments referred to in this chapter and rendered upon claims arising from accidents occurring on or after January 1, 1983, shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied when the following occur:
(1) When twenty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one person as the result of any one accident.
(2) When, subject to the limit of twenty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person, the sum of forty thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons as the result of any one accident.
(3) When fifteen thousand dollars has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
2. Provided, however, payments made in settlements of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
[C31, 35, §5079-c4; C39, §5021.02; C46, §321.276; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321A.15]
Referred to in §321A.13
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