Amendment
January 15,1981
MTLA File No. 2324
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Not Applicable
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable
CASE SUMMARY:
On January 15,1981, Governor Milliken approved Act No. 445 of the Public Acts of 1980 which modified §3114 insofar as it pertains to priority of payment of no-fault benefits in motorcycle-motor vehicle accidents. The legislature added a subsection (5) which provides that if a passenger or operator of a motorcycle is involved in a motor vehicle accident "which shows evidence of the involvement of a motor vehicle," an operator or passenger of a motor vehicle shall claim personal protection insurance benefits from insurers in the following order of priority; the insurer of the owner or registrant of the motor vehicle involved in the accident; the insurer of the operator of the motor vehicle involved in the accident; the motor vehicle insurer of the operator of the motorcycle involved in the accident; and the motor vehicle insurance of the owner or registrant of the motorcycle involved in the accident The same bill amended §3101 of the Act to provide a definition of "motorcycle accident" and "motor vehicle accident" Finally, the bill amended §3103.
(2) So as to provide that insurance companies must offer motorcycle owners "first party medical benefits" in increments of $5,000 for accidents involving only motorcycles. This hybrid medical coverage for motor vehicle accidents would be subject to traditional no-fault setoffs.
