60-506.01 Report of accident; forwarding one part to insurance carrier; failure to receive denial of statements; effect. - Nebraska Statutes

60-506.01. Report of accident; forwarding one part to insurance carrier; failure to receive denial of statements; effect.The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, within ten days after receipt of Part II of a report of an accident pursuant to section 60-699, forward such part by United States mail to the insurance company, if any, named in such report as furnishing liability insurance. Unless express denial of the truth of the statements shown on such Part II is received from the named insurance company by the department within the time limited by section 60-507, it shall be presumed for purposes of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act that such statements are true, and such presumption shall be accepted, when applicable, as satisfying the requirements of sections 60-508 and 60-509. SourceLaws 1961, c. 319, § 6, p. 1021; Laws 1993, LB 575, § 44. AnnotationsIn absence of showing that Department of Motor Vehicles mailed Part II of accident report to insurance company named therein, there was no basis for presumption of coverage. Belek v. Travelers Ind. Co., 187 Neb. 470, 191 N.W.2d 819 (1971).