Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07266 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 4701 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7266
6	6	January Session, 2019
7	7	LCO No. 4701
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10	10	Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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13	13	Introduced by:
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18	18	AN ACT CONCERNING DE VIATIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
19	19	COLLISION REPAIR GUIDELINES, PROCEDURES,
20	20	RECOMMENDATIONS AND SERVICE BULLETINS.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) Notwithstanding any 1
25	25	provision of the general statutes, no motor vehicle insurance policy 2
26	26	that is delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or endorsed 3
27	27	in this state on or after October 1, 2019, shall require a motor vehicle 4
28	28	repair shop, as defined in section 14-65e of the general statutes, to 5
29	29	deviate from the collision repair guidelines, procedures, 6
30	30	recommendations and service bulletins issued by the vehicle or 7
31	31	original equipment manufacturer. 8
32	32	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 14-65f of the general statutes is 9
33	33	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 10
34	34	October 1, 2019): 11
35	35	(a) (1) Prior to performing any repair work on a motor vehicle, a 12
36	36	motor vehicle repair shop shall obtain a written authorization to 13
37	37	perform the work, on an invoice signed by the customer, that includes 14
38	38	an estimate in writing of the maximum cost to the customer of the 15 Raised Bill No. 7266
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42	42	LCO No. 4701 2 of 2
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44	44	parts and labor necessary for the specific job authorized. A repair shop 16
45	45	shall not: [charge] (A) Charge for work done or parts supplied without 17
46	46	a written authorization from the customer or in excess of the estimate 18
47	47	unless the customer gives consent orally or in writing; or (B) deviate 19
48	48	from the collision repair guidelines, procedures, recommendations and 20
49	49	service bulletins issued by the vehicle or original equipment 21
50	50	manufacturer without a written authorization from the customer. 22
51	51	(2) In addition to, or as part of, the written authorization set forth in 23
52	52	subdivision (1) of this subsection, a motor vehicle repair shop shall 24
53	53	obtain a written acknowledgment that the customer is aware of his or 25
54	54	her right to choose the licensed repair shop where the motor vehicle 26
55	55	will be repaired. Such acknowledgment shall read as follows: "I am 27
56	56	aware of my right to choose the licensed repair shop where the 28
57	57	damage to the motor vehicle will be repaired." A repair shop shall not 29
58	58	repair a motor vehicle without such acknowledgment, which may be 30
59	59	transmitted by facsimile or by electronic mail. 31
60	60	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
61	61	sections:
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63	63	Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
64	64	Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 14-65f(a)
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66	66	Statement of Purpose:
67	67	To provide that no: (1) Motor vehicle insurance policy delivered,
68	68	issued for delivery, renewed, amended or endorsed in this state shall
69	69	require a motor vehicle repair shop to deviate from the collision repair
70	70	guidelines, procedures, recommendations and service bulletins issued
71	71	by vehicle and original equipment manufacturers; and (2) motor
72	72	vehicle repair shop shall deviate from such guidelines, procedures,
73	73	recommendations and bulletins without customer authorization.
74	74	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
75	75	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
76	76	not underlined.]
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