Section 24-15-4 - Insurance.
24-15-4. Insurance.
A. Every operator shall file with the state corporation commission [public regulation commission] and keep on file therewith proof of financial responsibility in the form of a current insurance policy in a form approved by the commission, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, conditioned to pay, within the limits of liability herein prescribed, all final judgments for personal injury or property damage proximately caused or resulting from negligence of the operator covered thereby, as such negligence is defined and limited by the Ski Safety Act [24-15-1 NMSA 1978]. The minimum limits of liability insurance to be provided by operators shall be as follows:
SKI SAFETY ACT LIABILITY INSURANCE LIMITS OF LIABILITY REQUIRED MINIMUM COVERAGES FOR INJURIES, DEATH OR DAMAGES KIND LIMITS FOR LIMITS FOR BODILY AND BODILY INJURY INJURY TO OR DEATH NUMBERS TO OR OF ALL PERSONS OF LIFTS DEATH OF INJURED OR KILLED PROPERTY OPERATED ONE PERSON IN ANY ONE ACCIDENT DAMAGE Not more than three surface lifts $100,000 $300,000 $5,000 Not more than three ski lifts, including one or more chair lifts 250,000 500,00 25,000 More than three ski lifts or one or more tramways 500,000 1,000,000 50,000.
B. No ski lift or tramway shall be operated in this state after the effective date of the Ski Safety Act unless a current insurance policy as required herein is in effect and properly filed with the state corporation commission [public regulation commission]. Each policy shall contain a provision that it cannot be canceled prior to its expiration date without thirty days' written notice of intent to cancel served by registered mail on the insured and on the commission.