This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Repair Act of 1977”. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2500, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 42-11-101 as it existed prior to 1994.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Auto parts recycler” means any person who purchases motor vehicles for the purpose of dismantling and selling the components thereof and who complies with all federal, state, and local regulations. “Auto parts recycler” includes a vehicle dismantler. (1.2) “Customer” means the owner, the agent of […]
The provisions of sections 42-9-104, 42-9-105, and 42-9-106 shall not apply where the total cost of the labor and parts is one hundred dollars or less. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2501, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 42-11-102.5 as it existed […]
No repairs on a motor vehicle shall be performed by a motor vehicle repair facility unless the facility obtains the written consent of the customer. The required written consent is waived by the customer only when the motor vehicle has been towed to the motor vehicle repair facility or the customer has left the motor […]
Except when an estimate has been waived pursuant to section 42-9-104 (2)(b), no charge shall be made for labor and parts in excess of the estimate, plus ten percent thereof or twenty-five dollars, whichever is less, without the consent of the customer to the additional charge before performance of the labor or installation of the […]
Except when an estimate has been waived pursuant to section 42-9-104 (2)(b), if the charge for labor and parts is over the original estimate or any subsequent estimate by ten percent thereof or twenty-five dollars, whichever is less, and unless further oral or written consent is given by the customer pursuant to section 42-9-105 (1), […]
The motor vehicle repair facility shall specify in the original estimate whether any parts to be installed are new original equipment manufacturer, new nonoriginal equipment manufacturer, used, reconditioned, or rebuilt and then shall obtain the consent of the customer before any new original equipment manufacturer, new nonoriginal equipment manufacturer, used, reconditioned, or rebuilt parts are […]
All repairs done by a motor vehicle repair facility shall be recorded on a customer’s invoice. A legible copy of the customer’s invoice shall be given to the customer when the motor vehicle is returned to the customer. The original or a legible copy of the customer’s invoice shall be retained for at least three […]
When a motor vehicle is returned under a warranty issued by the repair facility, the facility shall give the customer a written notice that specifies that the work is under warranty and that provides the customer with a completion date for the repair, as required by section 42-9-104. Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. […]
If a motor vehicle repair facility issues a motor vehicle repair facility warranty, such warranty shall appear with the invoice and shall set forth all terms and conditions of such warranty. The facility warranty shall be limited to the terms and conditions set forth in such warranty. Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 863, […]
Except for body shop repair parts, inflatable restraint system components, and parts that the motor vehicle repair facility is required to return to the manufacturer or distributor under a manufacturer warranty or exchange arrangement, the motor vehicle repair facility shall return replaced parts to the customer at the time of the completion of the repairs […]
A motor vehicle repair garage may replace an inflatable restraint system only with an inflatable restraint system that is newly manufactured or an inflatable restraint system salvaged and sold by a vehicle dismantler or auto parts recycler. A motor vehicle repair garage is not required to install a salvaged inflatable restraint system and may do […]
This article does not apply to repairs of any motor vehicle twenty-five or more years old or of any motor vehicle that is a collector’s item as defined in section 42-12-101. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2505, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-031), ch. […]
A motor vehicle repair facility or any employee or contract laborer of the facility shall not: Charge for repairs which have not been consented to by the customer or charge for repairs in excess of amounts allowed by this article; Represent that repairs are necessary when such is not a fact; Represent that repairs have […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility that fails to provide a completed written or oral estimate as required under section 42-9-104 (2), or an invoice as required […]
In any civil action for the enforcement of this article, the court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party, and a customer shall be entitled to treble damages for failure of any motor vehicle repair facility or any employee of such facility to comply with this article, except for clerical errors […]
