Effective 28 Aug 1998
320.305. Claim of loss, payment of claims to association, nonmember — violations, penalties. — 1. When making a claim for a loss to property, each owner of an insured property, who is not a member or subscriber of an association but who received services from a volunteer fire protection association, shall notify his property or casualty insurance company of the name, address and billing statement from the volunteer fire protection association which responded to a call for emergency assistance at such property.
2. Failure to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
3. In paying a claim to an insured who received the services of a volunteer fire protection association any property or casualty insurance company shall make checks payable to the order of both the insured and the volunteer fire protection association, and the property owner or individual shall make full payment to the association within thirty days after receipt of a loss settlement check from an insurance carrier.
4. Failure to comply with the provisions of subsection 3 of this section shall be deemed to be a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1418 § 3, A.L. 1998 S.B. 898)
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