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Timestamp: 2017-12-16 07:06:37
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 12', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', 'art 703', '§ 7', '§ 8']

Sections 63-17-151 through 63-17-165
SEC. 63-17-151. Short title.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1985.
SEC. 63-17-153. Legislative findings and declaration of purpose.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1985
SEC. 63-17-155. Definitions.
(a) "Collateral charges" means those additional charges to a consumer which are not directly attributable to the manufacturer's suggested retail price label for the motor vehicle. Collateral charges shall include, but not be limited to, dealer preparation charges, undercoating charges, transportation charges, towing charges, replacement car rental costs and title charges.
(d) "Express warranty" means any written affirmation of fact or promise made in connection with the sale of a motor vehicle by a supplier to a consumer which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship and affirms or promises that such material or workmanship is defect-free or will meet a specified level of performance over a specified period of time. For the purposes of Section 63-17-151 et seq., express warranties do not include implied warranties.
(f) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle propelled by power other than muscular power which is sold in this state, is operated over the public streets and highways of this state and is used as a means of transporting persons or property, but shall not include vehicles run only upon tracks, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, mopeds, electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in Section 63-3-103 or parts and components of a motor home which were added on and/or assembled by the manufacturer of the motor home. "Motor vehicle" shall include demonstrators or lease-purchase vehicles as long as a manufacturer's warranty was issued as a condition of sale.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 3; Laws, 2003, ch. 485, § 12, eff from and after July 1, 2003
SEC. 63-17-157. Repair of nonconforming vehicle.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 1985.
SEC. 63-17-159. Replacement of vehicle or refund of purchase price where nonconformity cannot be corrected; affirmative defenses; presumption of reasonable attempts to conform vehicle to warranties; extension of warranties; notice requirements relating to repair of nonconformity; civil actions.
(1) If the manufacturer or its agent cannot conform the motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any default or condition which impairs the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle to the consumer after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall give the consumer the option of having the manufacturer either replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle acceptable to the consumer, or take title of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price, including all reasonably incurred collateral charges, less a reasonable allowance for the consumer's use of the vehicle. The subtraction of a reasonable allowance for use shall apply when either a replacement or refund of the motor vehicle occurs. A reasonable allowance for use shall be that sum of money arrived at by multiplying the number of miles the motor vehicle has been driven by the consumer by Twenty Cents (20cents) per mile. Refunds shall be made to the consumer and lienholder of record, if any, as their interests may appear.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 1985.
SEC. 63-17-161. Liability of consumer for bad faith claims.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 6, eff from and after July 1, 1985.
SEC. 63-17-163. Necessity for resort to informal dispute settlement procedure.
If a manufacturer has established an informal dispute settlement procedure which complies in all respects with the provisions of 16 C.F.R., Part 703, the provisions of Section 67-17-159 concerning refunds or replacements shall not apply to any consumer who has not first resorted to such procedure.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 1985.
SEC. 63-17-165. Remedies for violations.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 336, § 8, eff from and after July 1, 1985.