Bill Text: CA AB2505 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Motor vehicle replacement parts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-25 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. [AB2505 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB2505-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2505	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ma

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 9875 of the Business and Professions Code,
relating to motor vehicle replacement parts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2505, as introduced, Ma. Motor vehicle replacement parts.
   Existing law regulates the use of motor vehicle replacement parts,
and prohibits an insurer from requiring the use of nonoriginal
equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash parts, as defined, in the
repair of an insured's motor vehicle, unless the consumer is advised
in a disclosure document of the use of the part. A violation of those
provisions subjects an insurer to specified enforcement actions by
the Insurance Commissioner.
   This bill would define the term "certified aftermarket crash part"
for the purposes of these provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 9875 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   9875.  As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
   (a) "Insurer" includes an insurance company and any person
authorized to represent the insurer with respect to a claim.
   (b) "Aftermarket crash part" means a replacement for any of the
nonmechanical sheet metal or plastic parts which generally constitute
the exterior of a motor vehicle, including inner and outer panels.
   (c) "Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer (Non-OEM) aftermarket
crash part" means aftermarket crash parts not made for or by the
manufacturer of the motor vehicle. 
   (d) "Certified aftermarket crash part" means a replacement crash
part that meets both of the following requirements:  
   (1) The part has been certified by an American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) accredited standards developer that develops and
maintains quality standards for competitive crash repair parts. 

   (2) The part is identified by a unique serial number affixed to it
that enables its full traceability through the ANSI certifying
entity.