§ 23-16-302 - Uninsured motorist liability insurance -- Carriage required -- Amount.

23-16-302. Uninsured motorist liability insurance -- Carriage required -- Amount.

Every common carrier, as defined by 23-16-301, shall carry uninsured motorist liability insurance or shall become a self-insurer, in not less than the limits described in 27-19-605, for the protection of passengers and operators of the common carrier who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles because of bodily injury, sickness, or disease including death, resulting therefrom.