Bill Text: MO HB1218 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Specifies that the automatic renewal of contracts for service, maintenance, or repair will be invalid unless a written notice is given to the customer 30 to 90 days prior to the renewal

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-14 - Referred: Small Business (H) [HB1218 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2010-HB1218-Introduced.html

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1218

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES DUSENBERG (Sponsor), RUESTMAN AND GATSCHENBERGER (Co-sponsors).

3418L.01I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 431, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to contracts.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 431, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 431.210, to read as follows:

            431.210. 1. No provision of a contract for service, maintenance, or repair to or for any real residential property intended for personal, family, or household use that states that the term of the contract shall be deemed renewed for a specified additional period of twelve months or more unless the person receiving the residential service, maintenance, or repair gives notice to the person furnishing such contract service, maintenance, or repair of his or her intention to terminate the contract at the expiration of such term shall be enforceable against the person receiving the service, maintenance, or repair, unless the person furnishing the residential service, maintenance, or repair gives written notice by certified United States mail at the last known address or electronic notice at the customers' last known email address to the person receiving the service, maintenance, or repair of the existence of the provision in the contract at least thirty days but not more than ninety days before the time specified as the time of renewal.

            2. For purposes of this section, a contract for residential service, maintenance, or repair shall include any contract that includes rental equipment as a component of the residential service, maintenance, or repair excluding video services, voice and data services, and internet service providers. This section shall not apply to service contracts regulated under chapter 385.

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