49 C.F.R. § 387.323 Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) Insurers may, at their option and in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, file forms BMC 34, BMC 35, BMC 36, BMC 82, BMC 83, BMC 84, BMC 85, BMC 91, and BMC 91X electronically, in lieu of using the prescribed printed forms. (b) Each insurer must obtain authorization to file electronically by registering with the FMCSA. An individual account number and password for computer access will be issued to each registered insurer. (c) Filings may be transmitted online via the Internet at: http://fhwa-li.volpe.dot.gov or via American Standard Code Information Interchange (ASCII). All ASCII transmission must be in fixed format, i.e., all records must have the same number of fields and same length. The record layouts for ASCII electronic transactions are described in the following table: (d) All registered insurers agree to furnish upon request to the FMCSA a duplicate original of any policy (or policies) and all endorsements, surety bond, trust fund agreement, or other filing. [60 FR 16810, Apr. 3, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 49942, Sept. 24, 1997; 66 FR 49873, Oct. 1, 2001]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 387—MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS
Subpart C—Surety Bonds and Policies of Insurance for Motor Carriers and Property Brokers
§ 387.323 Electronic filing of surety bonds, trust fund agreements, certificates of insurance and cancellations.
Electronic Insurance Filing Transactions---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Required Field name Number of positions Description F=filing Start End C=cancel B=both field field----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Record type..................... 1 Numeric.......... 1=Filing B 1 1 2=Cancellation.....Insurer number.................. 8 Text............. FMCSA Assigned B 2 9 Insurer Number (Home Office) With Suffix (Issuing Office), If Different, e.g. 12345-01.Filing type..................... 1 Numeric.......... 1 = BI&PD B 10 10 2 = Cargo.......... 3 = Bond........... 4 = Trust Fund.....FMCSA docket number............. 8 Text............. FMCSA Assigned MC B 11 18 or FF Number, e.g., MC000045.Insured legal name.............. 120 Text........... Legal Name......... B 19 138Insured d/b/a name.............. 60 Text............ Doing Business As B 139 198 Name If Different From Legal Name.Insured address................. 35 Text............ Either street or B 199 233 mailing address.Insured city.................... 30 Text............ ................... B 234 263Insured state................... 2 Text............. ................... B 264 265Insured zip code................ 9 Numeric (Do not include B 266 274 dash if using 9 digit code).Insured country................. 2 Text............. (Will default to B 275 276 US).Form code....................... 10 Text............ BMC-91, BMC-91X, B 277 286 BMC-34, BMC-35, etc.Full, primary or excess coverage 1 Text............. If BMC-91X, P or E F 287 287 = indicator of primary or excess policy; 1 = Full under § 387.303(b)(1); 2 = Full under § 387.303(b)(2).Limit of liability.............. 5 Numeric.......... $ in Thousands..... F 288 292Underlying limit of liability... 5 Numeric.......... $ in Thousands F 293 297 (will default to $000 if Primary).Effective date.................. 8 Text............. MM/DD/YY Format for B 298 305 both Filing or Cancellation.Policy number................... 25 Text............ Surety companies B 306 330 may enter bond number.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
