49 U.S.C. § 33111 — Verifications involving motor vehicle major parts

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 290 words · no verdicts yet

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Salvage, dismantling, recycling, and repair businesses must check that a marked part isn't stolen before selling it. They must give buyers written verification of the part's identification number and its clean status. Manufacturers and parts bought directly from them are exempt from this rule.

(a) General Requirements — A person in the business of salvaging, dismantling, recycling, or repairing vehicles may not knowingly sell, transfer, or install a marked major part without first (1) confirming, through Attorney-General procedures set under section 33109, that the part isn't reported stolen, and (2) giving the buyer or transferee written verification (A) identifying the part's vehicle identification number (or a derivative of it), and (B) confirming it isn't reported stolen. (b) Nonapplication — (1) Subsection (a) doesn't apply to someone who (A) manufactured the part, (B) bought it directly from the manufacturer, or (C) already got verification from an insurer under section 33110 that the source vehicle wasn't reported stolen — or that the insurer couldn't establish its status. (2) A person in category (1)(C) who later transfers or sells the vehicle or part must pass along the insurer's verification to the next buyer. (c) Regulations — The Attorney General must issue regulations to carry out this section, including — set in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation — regulations ensuring the verifications required under (a)(2) are uniform, effective, and resistant to fraud.

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(a)General Requirements.—

A person engaged in the business of salvaging, dismantling, recycling, or repairing passenger motor vehicles may not knowingly sell in commerce or transfer or install a major part marked with an identification number without—

(1)

first establishing, through a procedure the Attorney General by regulation prescribes in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation under section 33109 of this title, that the major part has not been reported as stolen; and

(2)

providing the purchaser or transferee with a verification—

(A)

identifying the vehicle identification number (or derivative of that number) of that major part; and

(B)

verifying that the major part has not been reported as stolen.

(b)Nonapplication.—

(1)

Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a person that—

(A)

is the manufacturer of the major part;

(B)

has purchased the major part directly from the manufacturer; or

(C)

has received a verification from an insurance carrier under section 33110 of this title that the motor vehicle from which the major part is derived has not been reported as stolen, or that the carrier has not established whether that vehicle has been stolen.

(2)

A person described under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection that subsequently transfers or sells in commerce the motor vehicle or a major part of the vehicle shall provide the verification received from the carrier to the person to whom the vehicle or part is transferred or sold.

(c)Regulations.—

The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. The regulations shall include regulations prescribed in consultation with the Secretary that are necessary to ensure that a verification a person provides under subsection (a)(2) of this section is uniform, effective, and resistant to fraudulent use.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1086.)

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1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1086

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