HOUSE BILL No. 5359


     October 29, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Howell, Gilbert and Julian and referred to the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1986 PA 87, entitled

   "An act regarding warranties on new motor vehicles; to require
   certain repairs to new motor vehicles; to provide remedies for
   the failure to repair such vehicles; and to prescribe duties for
   certain state agencies,"

   (MCL 257.1401 to 257.1410) by amending the title, as amended by

   1998 PA 486, and by adding section 8a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                    TITLE

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           An act regarding warranties on new motor vehicles; to

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      require certain repairs to new motor vehicles; to provide reme-

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      dies for the failure to repair such vehicles; TO REQUIRE DISCLO-

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      SURE IF VEHICLES RETURNED TO A MANUFACTURER ARE SOLD OR

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      TRANSFERRED; and to prescribe duties for certain state agencies.

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           SEC. 8A.  (1) BEFORE A MANUFACTURER SELLS, LEASES, OR

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      TRANSFERS A LEMON LAW VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER SHALL OBTAIN FROM



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      THE SECRETARY OF STATE A LEMON LAW CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN THE

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      MANUFACTURER'S NAME FOR THE VEHICLE.

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           (2) BEFORE COMPLETING THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF A LEMON LAW

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      VEHICLE, A MANUFACTURER SHALL DELIVER TO THE PURCHASER OR TRANS-

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      FEREE AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING SETTING FORTH THE FOLLOWING INFOR-

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      MATION IN AT LEAST 12-POINT OR LARGER BOLDFACED CAPITAL TYPE:

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      "IMPORTANT:  THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER UNDER

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      A STATE LEMON LAW.".

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "LEMON LAW VEHICLE" MEANS THAT

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      TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24D OF THE MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE, 1949

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      PA 300, MCL 257.24D.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. 5358

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      (request no.  02988'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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      law.



























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