Bill Text: NC S375 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Dealers Must Provide Used Car Histories

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-21 - Ref To Com On Commerce [S375 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2013-S375-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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SENATE BILL 375

 

 

Short Title:        Dealers Must Provide Used Car Histories.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Bingham (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:	Commerce.

March 21, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to require a motor vehicle dealer to provide a prospective purchaser of a used motor vehicle with a used vehicle history report prior to selling or agreeing to sell the vehicle.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 12 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 20‑308.3.  Provision of used vehicle history report to prospective purchaser of used motor vehicle.

(a)        Vehicle History Report Required Prior to Sale. – A motor vehicle dealer shall not sell or agree to sell a used motor vehicle until the motor vehicle dealer has provided the prospective purchaser with a used vehicle history report for the car to be sold.

(b)        Definition. – For purposes of this section, the term "used vehicle history report" means a report that sets forth available information about the vehicle's past owners, servicing history, accident and damage history, and other information that may be relevant to a prospective purchaser.

(c)        Cost of Report. – A motor vehicle dealer shall not charge a potential purchaser for the cost of obtaining or providing a used vehicle history report to the potential purchaser."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2013.