49 U.S.C. § 32309 — Civil penalty for labeling violations

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 108 words · no verdicts yet

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This law fines manufacturers and dealers who ignore the country-of-origin label rules in section 32304. A manufacturer that willfully skips attaching the label owes up to $1,000 per vehicle. A dealer that fails to keep the label on the car owes the same penalty.

(a) Definitions. The definitions from section 32304 apply here too. (b) Penalties. A manufacturer that sells a passenger vehicle in the U.S. and willfully fails to attach the label required by section 32304 to a new vehicle it makes or imports owes the U.S. government a civil penalty of up to $1,000. A dealer that fails to keep that required label on the vehicle owes the same penalty. Each vehicle where the label is missing or not kept in place counts as its own separate violation.

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(a)Definitions.—

The definitions in section 32304 of this title apply to this section.

(b)Penalties.—

A manufacturer of a passenger motor vehicle distributed in commerce for sale in the United States that willfully fails to attach the label required under section 32304 of this title to a new passenger motor vehicle that the manufacturer manufactures or imports, or a dealer that fails to maintain that label as required under section 32304, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each failure to attach or maintain that label for each vehicle is a separate violation.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1042; Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(31), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4380.)

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1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1042
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-429 · 108 Stat. 4380

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.

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