Bill Text: NJ S3007 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires dealers of used motor vehicles to provide consumers with certain written notifications.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-17 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee [S3007 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-S3007-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 3007

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 17, 2013

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires dealers of used motor vehicles to provide consumers with certain written notifications.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

 

An Act concerning dealers of used motor vehicles and supplementing P.L.1995, c.373 (C.56:8-67 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    It shall be an unlawful practice for a dealer to sell a used motor vehicle to a consumer without giving the consumer a consumer information brochure written in a simple, clear, understandable, and easily readable way which discloses to the consumer:

     a.    Any disclosure which is applicable to the sale of that used motor vehicle under section 2 of P.L.1995, c.373 (C.56:8-68); and

     b.  Whether certain warranty provisions of P.L.1995, c.373 (C.56:8-67 et seq.) do not apply to the sale of that used motor vehicle due to the nonapplicability provisions of section 10 of P.L.1995, c.373 (C.56:8-76).

 

     2.    This act shall take effect on the 90^th day next following enactment.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill makes it an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud act for a dealer to sell a used motor vehicle to a consumer without giving the consumer a consumer information brochure written in a simple, clear, understandable, and easily readable way, which informs the consumer of certain rights under the used car lemon law, P.L.1995, c.373 (C.56:8-67 et seq.).  The consumer information brochure must disclose to the consumer any disclosure currently mandated by the used car lemon law, and disclose to a consumer that is purchasing a used car that does not qualify for a warranty under the used car lemon law that the warranty provisions do not apply to the purchase.

     A violation of this bill would be an unlawful practice pursuant to the consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), and is punishable by a monetary penalty of not more than $10,000 for a first offense and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent offense. In addition, violations can result in cease and desist orders issued by the Attorney General, the assessment of punitive damages, and the awarding of treble damages and costs to the injured party.