California Assembly Bill AB444 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: AB 444INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Carter FEBRUARY 15, 2011 An act to amend Section 9990 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 444, as introduced, Carter. Vehicles: material damage: definition. Existing law, for purposes of defining material damage sustained by a motor vehicle in order to comply with damage disclosure requirements set forth in the Vehicle Code, specifies that the damage is material under specified circumstances relating to the cost of repairs and whether the damage was to the frame or drive train of the motor vehicle, occurred in connection with a theft of the entire vehicle, or was to the suspension of the vehicle requiring repairs other than wheel balancing or alignment. This bill would make a technical, nonsubtantive change in those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9990 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 9990. For purposes of this chapter, damage sustained by a motor vehicle is material under any of the following circumstances: (a) The damage required repairs having a value, including parts and labor calculated at the repairer's cost, exceeding 3 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle or five hundred dollars ($500), whichever is greater. The replacement of damaged or stolen components, excluding the cost of repainting or refinishing those components, if replaced by the installation of new original manufacturer's equipment, parts, or accessories that are bolted or otherwise attached as a unit to the vehicle, including, but not limited to, the hood, bumpers, fenders, mechanical parts, instrument panels, moldings, glass, tires, wheels, and electronic instruments, shall be excluded from the damage calculation, except that any damage having a cumulative repair or replacement value  which   that  exceeds 10 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the vehicle shall be deemed material. (b) The damage was to the frame or drive train of the  motor  vehicle. (c) The damage occurred in connection with a theft of the entire vehicle. (d) The damage was to the suspension of the vehicle requiring repairs other than wheel balancing or alignment.