HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                        3505

ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXERCISING ANY OF THE POWERS AUTHORIZED
BY ARTICLES XI-G, XI-H, AND XI-I OF THE CONSTITUTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 750

(Senate Bill 767)

AN ACT concerning

Consumer Protection - Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act

FOR the purpose of requiring a consumer to report certain motor
vehicles that do not conform to applicable warranties to
certain persons in a specific manner; providing for repairs
to certain motor vehicles under express warranties in
certain circumstances; providing for the replacement or
return for refund of certain motor vehicles in certain
circumstances; providing for certain affirmative defenses to
consumer claims under this Act; extending the term of
certain warranties or service periods in certain
circumstances; requiring a manufacturer or factory branch to
notify the Motor Vehicle Administration and certain
purchasers under certain circumstances; requiring certain
information to be noted on a certificate of title and on
certain written statements to certain purchasers under
certain circumstances and requiring the information to be
treated in a certain manner; providing that certain consumer
rights are not limited by this Act; requiring certain
information on certain written statements to purchasers;
requiring a consumer to resort to a certain alternative
procedure under certain circumstances; providing that
certain agreements are void; requiring that actions brought
under this Act be commenced within a certain time; allowing
a court to award attorney's fees under certain
circumstances; defining certain terms; providing that this
Act shall be construed only prospectively and may not affect
any new motor vehicle purchased or delivered prior to this
Act's effective date; exempting a certain kind of purchase
from this subtitle; and generally relating to warranties and
the enforcement of warranties for new motor vehicles.

BY adding to

Article - Commercial Law

Section 14-1401 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 14.
Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act"