Bill Text: MI HB6064 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Trade; vehicles; written notification regarding inoperable air bag when selling a vehicle; require. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 710h.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-12-04 - Printed Bill Filed 11/30/2012 [HB6064 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB6064-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 6064

 

November 29, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Hughes and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 710h.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 710h. (1) If a person that sells or trades a motor

 

vehicle has actual knowledge that the motor vehicle's air bag is

 

inoperable, the person shall notify the person acquiring the motor

 

vehicle, in writing, that the air bag is inoperable.

 

     (2) A person that violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days,

 

or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "air bag" means any component of

 

an inflatable occupant restraint system that is designed in

 

accordance with federal safety regulations for the make, model, and

 

year of the motor vehicle to be installed and to operate in a motor

 

vehicle to activate, as specified by the vehicle manufacturer, in

 

the event of a crash. Air bag components include, but are not

 

limited to, sensors, controllers, wiring, and the airbag itself.