The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Morrissey, Michael (SEN)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to protecting the consumer rights of wheelchair owners.

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00202 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to protecting the consumer rights of wheelchair owners.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

            SECTION 1. Subsection (C)(1) of Section 107 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, appearing in the 2004 official edition is hereby amended by inserting in Line 79, at the end of the sentence, the following sentence:- The consumer may have the wheelchair repaired by any customized wheelchair dealer or customized wheelchair lessor, with all collateral and repair costs to be assumed by the manufacturer of the wheelchair.