Section 24357 Of Article 3. Financial Responsibility From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 9. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of
this part shall be delivered to the department. The department shall
deposit all cash received as security in a special account in the
Special Deposit Fund provided by Article 2 (commencing with Section
16370) of Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 4, Title 2 of the Government
Code, shall record the receipt of all securities received by it and
deposit such securities with the State Treasurer, and shall retain in
its custody all original insurance policies or copies thereof
delivered to it. Security deposited with any agency other than the
department shall be released only:
(a) Upon certificate of the department in the payment of a
judgment rendered against the person or persons on whose behalf the
deposit was made, for damages arising out of the accident in a civil
action, begun not later than one year after the date of the accident
or within one year after the date of deposit of any security under
subdivision (c) of Section 24330 or in the payment of a settlement,
agreed to by the depositor and all the claimants, of a claim or
claims arising out of the accident.
(b) Upon certificate of the department issued after 10 days
notification of all claimants upon evidence satisfactory to the
department that all claims arising from such accident have been
satisfied by either (1) a release from liability, or (2) a judgment
of nonliability, or (3) a written agreement in accordance with
subdivision (h) of Section 24327, or whenever, after the expiration
of one year from the time of the accident or from the date of deposit
of any security under subdivision (c) of Section 24330 the
department is given evidence satisfactory that there is no such
action pending and that no judgment rendered in any such action is
unpaid.
(c) Upon the certificate of the department that other security
complying with Section 24355 and satisfactory in form, character and
amount, has been deposited with it in lieu of the original security
deposited hereunder.
(d) Upon the death of the person on whose behalf such proof was
filed.
(e) In the event of the permanent incapacity of such person to
operate an aircraft if the department is furnished proof of such
incapacity.
The department shall not release such proof: (1) if any action for
damages upon a liability referred to in this part is then pending,
or (2) if any judgment upon any such liability is outstanding and
unsatisfied.
An affidavit of the applicant of the nonexistence of such facts
shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
Any security deposited with the department shall be released by it
for any reason authorizing it to issue a certificate pursuant to
subdivision (a), (b) or (c) when security is in the custody of
another state agency.