Know the Road with the CHP: Can I have my proof of insurance on my phone?

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — An ABC30 viewer needed to know: if a police officer must see my proof of insurance coverage, do I want a paper copy or can it’s on my telephone?

“The Car Code part 1628-A particularly addresses this and states {that a} driver of a automobile shall be capable to present proof of insurance coverage to a police officer upon request,” stated Sgt. Brian Pennings with the California Freeway Patrol. “Now, that proof of insurance coverage generally is a bodily documentation or some insurance coverage corporations desire to do an digital model.”

“The automobile code doesn’t specify it must be a bit of paper,” Pennings stated. “You’ll be able to present the police officer an digital model of that proof of insurance coverage, and normally it is along with your smartphone.”

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