DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 209

AMEND House Bill No. 209 by deleting lines 12 through 13 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (a) Damages incurred by rental companies for the loss of use of a rental vehicle and related administrative fees shall not be recovered from any renter, authorized driver, or his or her insurer. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting recovery of loss of use damages from negligent third parties. ”

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 209 by deleting lines 21 through 22 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (b) Damages incurred by shared vehicle owners or peer-to-peer car sharing programs for the loss of use of a rental vehicle and related administrative fees shall not be recovered from any renter, authorized driver, or his or her insurer . Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting recovery of loss of use damages from negligent third parties. ”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment changes the provisions of proposed § 4902B(a) of Title 6 of the Delaware Code to prohibit damages incurred by rental companies for the loss of use of a rental vehicle and related administrative fees from being recovered from any renter, authorized driver, or his or her insurer, but does not prohibit recovery of loss of use damages from negligent third parties.

This amendment also changes the provisions of proposed § 8614 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code to prohibit damages incurred by shared vehicle owners or peer-to-peer car sharing programs for the loss of use of a rental vehicle and related administrative fees from being recovered from any renter, authorized driver, or his or her insurer, but does prohibit recovery of loss of use damages from negligent third parties.

Author: Senator Poore