The Shawnee County Treasurer Rita Cline said, when one is in a row this year’s renewal of your registration or acquisition of new licenses tags, it began at the State House.
Hundreds of Shawnee Countians this week has been applied from the treasurer’s office or by e-mail, payments were new to them, without tags necessary, because they do not produce proof of insurance.
A law came into force Saturday, January 1, owner of the vehicle needs to show proof of insurance, as an insurance card or a copy of a policy before new tags. In the past, motorists have simply list the name of society and politics.
Kansans national law, if at least liability insurance.
“It costs us time and Porto,” said Cline. “It is without a specific mandate coverage. I thought that the State would make a better offer from the public notification concerning the change. ”
She also said that the law was delaying County automotive taxpayers’ money in situations where extensions or applications for new tags are again motorists because of the absence of proof of insurance .
Rep. David Huff, R-Lenexa, under the legislation, said there was an epidemic of uninsured drivers in Kansas.
“We receive more complaints of uninsured drivers in car accidents than any other,” said Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas.
The State Department of Insurance estimated at 150000 Kansas motorists - about 8 percent - no liability coverage.
Cline everyone should automobile insurance. But she said insurance companies should be responsible for exchanging protocols of the automobile division begin without insurance.
“I prefer by far the check box at the bank, rather than a return e-mail,” said Cline, possession of hundreds of payments to the Treasurer, the office without proof of ‘insurance.
Tuesday, Cline an application to the Human Resources Department Landkreis of the claim that freedom of position in the Treasurer, the Office forwarded to the County automobile division, increasing the workload. It also plans ads in newspapers and the creation of a brochure informing the public.
“The public still wants to do what they have done in the past - (insurance) Name of company and policy number,” said Cline. “It is a good year of education.”
The following documents are accepted as proof of insurance, if expiry of the policy: a certificate of insurance, an insurance card, a self-insurance with the Kansas Insurance Commissioner, brochure from the insurance with an insurance company, an engine Carrier identification number by the Kansas Corporation Commission, a fleet or insurance.