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Accident Terms and Definitions

 
 

Comprehensive Coverage
Pays for damage to your car caused by reason other than collision, such as fire, theft, windstorm, flood, etc.

Vehicle ID No. (VIN)
This 17 character number is unique to each vehicle. It identifies characteristics of the vehicle, including manufacturer, year, model, body, engine specifications, and serial number.

Loss Due To Fire Title
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Airbag Deployment
Occurs when the driver, passenger or side airbag has been used or deployed during a crash or other incident.

Premium
The money paid for an insurance policy based upon the coverage provided.

Accident
A collision involving an automobile and anything that causes damage to the automobile, including other automobiles, telephone poles, buildings, and trees.

Dismantled Title
The vehicle sustained major damage to one or more major component parts and the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

Collision
Pays for damage to your car caused by a collision with another vehicle or with any other object, regardless who was at fault.

Surcharge
An extra charge applied to the premium by the insurer, usually for at fault accidents or moving violations.

Summons
Document or writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify a person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on a certain day, and answer the complaint in such action.


Contact our Utah Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
74% Of Passenger Vehicle Occupants Who Were Ejected from The Vehicle Were Killed
Safety belts are effective in preventing total ejections: only 1% of the occupants reported to have been using restraints were totally ejected, compared with 29% of the unrestrained occupants.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Scrapped

Definition:
Vehicles that have been dismantled and/or crushed and should not return to the road.

Venue

Definition:
The specific county, city or geographical area in which a court has jurisdiction

Negligence

Definition:
The absence of ordinary care.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
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Utah Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Utah Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • American Fork
  • Bountiful
  • Brigham City
  • Cedar City
  • Clearfield
  • Draper
  • Kaysville
  • Layton
  • Lehi
  • Logan
  • Magna
  • Midvale
  • Ogden
  • Orem
  • Pleasant Grove
  • Provo
  • Riverton
  • Roy
  • Saint George
  • Salt Lake City
  • Sandy
  • South Jordan
  • Spanish Fork
  • Springville
  • Tooele
  • Vernal
  • West Jordan
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