| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, the used car information laws have in the past required | dealers to disclose to consumers if a used car had suffered | substantial collision damage costing more than $1,500 to repair; | and |
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| | Whereas, a law enacted this past legislative session indirectly | increased the used car information laws disclosure limit to | $3,000; and |
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| | Whereas, consumers could be significantly injured if they agree | to purchase a used car without being told that it had suffered | collision damage of up to $3,000; and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | therefore, |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1475, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. | 625, Pt. A, §16, is amended to read: |
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| | 3. Written statement. A dealer shall obtain from the seller | of a used motor vehicle a written statement containing the | following information: |
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| A. The make, model, model year and any identification or | serial numbers of the motor vehicle; |
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| B. The name and address of the seller, the principal use to | which the motor vehicle was put by the seller, such as | personal transportation, police car, daily rental car, taxi | or other descriptive term; |
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| C. A statement identifying any and all mechanical defects | known to the seller at the time of sale; and |
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| D. A statement identifying the type of damage, if any, that | the vehicle has sustained, such as fire, water or | substantial collision damage, if such information is known | to the seller. |
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| Any dealer who offers for sale to consumers a repossessed vehicle | that has been obtained by the dealer through any transaction |
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