Legal Opinion
Garcia-Rubiera v. Calderon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 30, 2009No. 07-2409PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This difficult appeal concerns constitutional challenges to amendments to Puerto Rico’s Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Act, Act No. 253 (“Law 253”).
Law 253 requires Puerto Rican motor vehicle owners to pay an annual premium for compulsory car insurance at the time of acquisition or renewal of vehicle registration. The premiums, initially collected by the Secretary of the Treasury (the “Secretary”), are transferred to the Compulsory Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Puerto Rico (“JUA”), a Commonwealth-created association of all private insurers…
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