2018 -- H 7039

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEALERSHIPS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Corvese, McNamara, Kennedy, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: January 03, 2018

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-4-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-4 entitled "Transfer of

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Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-4-11. Sale of automobiles -- Required equipment.

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     (a) No automobile shall be sold, whether new or used, by a dealer, at wholesale or retail,

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unless the automobile is equipped with a spare tire and a jack, both of which must be functional

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and operational. The provisions of this section shall not apply:

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     (1) To an automobile equipped with tires that without any tire air inflation permit vehicle

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operation for at least fifty (50) miles at speeds up to at least fifty-five (55) miles per hour; or

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     (2) An automobile equipped with a factory installed tire repair and inflation system.

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     (b) A violation of this section (a) of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.

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     (c) For each sale of a new or used vehicle by a dealer, the dealer shall provide a written

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disclosure that the vehicle actually has a spare tire and jack, or the vehicle is equipped with one of

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the exceptions to a spare tire and jack as provided in this section. There shall be a civil penalty of

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one hundred dollars ($100) for a violation under this subsection.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEALERSHIPS

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     This act would require motor vehicle dealers to disclose in writing that a vehicle being

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sold has a spare tire and jack, or is otherwise equipped in compliance with applicable state law.

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There would be a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for a violation under this section.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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