Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, § 113K (2026)
Minors; contracts for motor vehicle liability insurance
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Section 113K. Any minor sixteen years of age or over shall be deemed competent to contract for a motor vehicle liability policy or bond, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, or for a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued pursuant to the requirements of section one hundred and thirteen H, to the same extent and to the same effect as though he had attained his full age.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–2002 · leading case: Sharon v. City of Newton, 769 N.E.2d 738 (Mass. 2002).
Sharon v. City of Newton, 769 N.E.2d 738 (Mass. 2002). “175, § 128 (certain contracts for life or endowment insurance may *108 not be voided by minor over fifteen years of age); G. L. c. 175, § 113K (minor over sixteen years of age permitted to contract for motor vehicle liability insurance); G.”
Barbour v. Massachusetts Auto. Rating & Accident Prevention Bureau, 1983 Mass. App. Div. 329 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1983). “See G.L. c. 175, § 113K. 6 Further, as G.L. c.”
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