Financial Responsibility and Compulsory Insurance Laws

Summary: The table that follows displays the minimum financial responsibility or compulsory liability insurance limits for all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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Split or Single Limits

The laws of all states express the requirement in terms of split limits. For example, if the chart shows "25/50/10," the law requires that the policy provide at least $25,000 for bodily injury to each person, $50,000 for all bodily injury, and $10,000 for property damage for each accident.

The insurance laws of some states also state the requirement in terms of a combined single limit. For example, if the chart shows "15/30/10 or 40," the law provides that a policy with a combined single limit of at least $40,000 will also satisfy the requirement. A combined single limit of $40,000 means that the insurance will pay up to $40,000 for all bodily injury and property damage arising out of each accident.

Required Limits, by State

Alabama (Ala. Code §32-7-22 and Ala. Code § 32-7-6 )
25/50/25
Alaska (A.S. §28.20.440)
50/100/25
Arizona (A.R.S. §28-4009)
15/30/10
Arkansas (A.C.A. §27-22-104)
25/50/25
California (Cal. Vehicle Code §16056)
15/30/5
Colorado (C.R.S.A. §42-7-103)
25/50/15
Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. §14-112)
25/50/25
Delaware (21 Del. C. §2902)
25/50/10
District of Columbia (D.C. St. §50-1301.49)
10/20/5
Florida (F.S.A. §324.021)
10/20/10
Georgia (Ga. Code Ann., §33-7-11)
25/50/25
Hawaii (H.R.S. §287-25)
10/20/5
Idaho (I.C. §49-117)
25/50/15
Illinois (625 ILCS 5/1-164.5)
25/50/20
Indiana (Ind. Code Ann. §9-25-2-3)
25/50/25
Iowa (I.C.A. §321A.1)
20/40/15
Kansas (K.S.A. 40-3107)
25/50/25
Kentucky (KRS § 304.39-110)
25/50/25 or 60
Louisiana (LSA-R.S. 32:872)
15/30/25
Maine (29-A M.R.S.A. §1605)
50/100/25
Maryland (MD Code, Transportation, §17-103)
30/60/15
Massachusetts (ALM GL 90 §34A)
20/40/10
Michigan (M.C.L.A. 257.45)
20/40/10
Minnesota (M.S.A. §65B.49)
30/60/10
Mississippi (Miss. Code Ann. §63-15-3)
25/50/25
Missouri (V.A.M.S. 303.020)
25/50/25
Montana (MCA 61-6-103)
25/50/20
Nebraska (R.R.S. Neb. §60-346)
25/50/25
Nevada (N.R.S. 485.185)
25/50/20
New Hampshire (N.H. Rev. Stat. §264:20)
25/50/25
New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 39:6-25)
15/30/5
New Mexico (N.M.S.A. 66-5-208)
25/50/10 or 60
New York (NY CLS Vehicle and Traffic Law §341)
25/50/10 or 50/100/10 in cases where a death (s) occur
North Carolina (N.C.G.S.A. §20-279.1)
30/60/25
North Dakota (NDCC, 39-01-01)
25/50/25
Ohio (ORC §4509.01)
25/50/25
Oklahoma (47 Okl. St. Ann. §7-103)
25/50/25
Oregon (O.R.S. §806.070)
25/50/20
Pennsylvania (75 Pa. C.S.A. § 1702)
15/30/5
Puerto Rico (no addressed in statute)
No F.R. Requirement
Rhode Island (R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-32-2)
25/50/25 or 75
South Carolina (S.C. Code § 38-77-140)
25/50/25
South Dakota (SDCL § 32-35-2)
25/50/25
Tennessee (T.C.A. § 55-12-102)
25/50/10 or 60
Texas (Tex. Transp. Code § 601.072)
30/60/25
Utah (U.C.A. § 31A-22-304)
25/65/15 or 80
Vermont (23 V.S.A. § 800)
25/50/10 or 115
Virginia (VA Code Ann. § 46.2-472)
25/50/20
Washington (RCWA 46.29.090)
25/50/10
West Virginia (W. Va. Code, § 17D-4-2)
25/50/25
Wisconsin (Wis. Stat. 344.01)
25/50/10
Wyoming (Wyo. Stat.§ 31-9-405)
25/50/20