STATE LAW – AMERICAN SAMOA LIBRARY – GUIDE 06

Uninsured Vehicle Owners, Rental Companies & Statutory Liability for Missing Compulsory Coverage

This guide will address American Samoa liability when a vehicle that should have carried compulsory insurance is placed on the highway without required coverage, including owner responsibility, rental-company exposure, statutory minimums, and the High Court’s treatment of recovery up to coverage that should have existed.

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Current-law review: September 23, 2026. Verify current compulsory-insurance statutes, rental-company duties, statutory-liability theories, and controlling High Court decisions before legal reliance.

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Official American Samoa sources

American Samoa Legislature (Fono) · Office of the Insurance Commissioner · American Samoa Government

Bottom line. Preserve American Samoa-specific compulsory coverage, direct-action rights, government-claim procedures, comparative-negligence, damages, settlement and current-authority issues before legal reliance.