00HOUSE BILL NO. 284                                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle insurance."                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03    * Section 1.  AS 28.20.445(f) is amended to read:                                                                  
04  (f)  If both the owner and operator of the uninsured vehicle are unknown,                                             
05 payment under the uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage shall be made only                                      
06 where direct physical contact between the insured and uninsured or underinsured motor                                   
07 vehicles has occurred , or where a person other than the insured attests that a                                        
08 motor vehicle involved in the accident left the scene without being identified .  A                                    
09 vehicle that has left the scene of the accident with an insured vehicle is presumed to                                  
10 be uninsured if the person insured reports the accident to the appropriate authorities                                  
11 within 24 hours.                                                                                                        
12    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.22.201(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
13  (b)  If both the owner and operator of a vehicle are unknown, payment under                                           
14 the uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage may be made only where direct                                         

01 contact between the motor vehicles has occurred , or where a person other than the                                     
02 insured attests that a motor vehicle involved in the accident left the scene without                                    
03 being identified .  A vehicle and operator that have left the scene of an accident with                                
04 another vehicle are presumed to be uninsured if the insured person reports the accident                                 
05 to the appropriate authorities within 24 hours.