Section 251-A. Notice of insurance coverage in aircraft rental agreements  


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  • In addition to  the  requirements  prescribed  in  section  two  hundred
      fifty-one  of  this  article  relating  to  liability  of an owner of an
      aircraft:
        1. Every person who, in the ordinary course of such person's business,
      rents an aircraft to another person, shall  deliver  to  such  renter  a
      written  notice  stating  the  nature  and  extent of insurance coverage
      provided, if any, for the renter against loss of or damage to  the  hull
      of  the  aircraft,  or  against  liability arising out of the ownership,
      maintenance or use of the aircraft; such notice shall contain  the  name
      of  the  person  giving  the  notice,  and shall be in substantially the
      following form:
                             NOTICE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE
        As a renter of aircraft, you are hereby notified that:
        (1) You (are) (are not) (strike phrase not applicable) insured under a
      policy  or  policies  of  insurance  provided  by  the  undersigned  and
      providing  liability  coverage  to  renters  of aircraft. If coverage is
      provided,   it   is   in    the    following    amount    or    amounts:
      $________________________.
        (a)  The  above  insurance  is  subject  to  a  deductible  amount  of
      $____________________.
        (2) You (are) (are not) (strike phrase  not  applicable)  insured  for
      hull damage to the aircraft. If hull insurance is provided, it is in the
      amount of $________________.
        (a) The above insurance is subject to a
      deductible amount of $________________.
        (3)  Although  insurance  may  be  provided  for liability and/or hull
      coverage,  the  undersigned's  insurance  carrier  has  full  rights  to
      subrogate  against  you  for  any payments it may be required to make on
      account of any damage or loss arising  out  of  your  operation  of  the
      aircraft.  It  is  suggested  that you carry insurance to protect you to
      partially or fully cover this possibility.
      _____________________________
      (Signature of Person or Officer
      of Company Renting Aircraft)
      Dated_________________, 19_____
      (Month)    (Day)    (Year)
        2. The notice delivered pursuant to subdivision one  of  this  section
      shall  constitute  a  material  part  of  any rental agreement, and each
      renter shall give written acknowledgement of receipt of such notice.
        3. Delivery of the above notice to a renter  shall  cover  all  future
      rentals,  unless the insurance coverage set forth in the original notice
      has been reduced or eliminated.
        4. Copies of the notices provided  for  in  subdivision  one  of  this
      section  shall  be  maintained  by the owner for a period of three years
      from the last date that the renter has  rented  an  aircraft  from  such
      owner.
        5.  Whoever  fails  to  deliver  the  notice  in  accordance  with the
      provisions of subdivision one of this section shall be  fined  not  less
      than  one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for a first
      offense, and not less than  five  hundred  dollars  nor  more  than  one
      thousand dollars for a second or subsequent offense.