Section 1760.

  

(a) (1) A home state insured, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1760.1, may negotiate and effect insurance to protect himself, herself, or itself against loss, damage, or liability with any nonadmitted insurer.

(2) An issuer of an insurance policy that meets all of the requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 43601 of the Public Resources Code shall be eligible to provide the insurance described in that subdivision. An issuer of an insurance policy pursuant to this section shall not be required to be a California admitted insurer, nor be required to provide the insurance through a surplus line broker.

(b) Every home state insured that effects insurance governed by this chapter shall pay the tax imposed by Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 13201) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 713, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2013. Repealed as of January 1, 2018, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Ch. 713.)