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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0843* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 843 |
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| 8 | 8 | | I3, R7 5lr2361 |
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| 9 | 9 | | HB 1193/23 – ECM |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegates Hornberger, Baker, Feldmark, Ghrist, and McComas |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Economic Matters |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 15 | 15 | | |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | Consumer Protection – Motor Vehicles – Right to Repair 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Consumer Protection 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Division of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document relating 8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; requiring a manufacturer to give 9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | certain consumers a certain document during a certain time in the purchase of 10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | certain motor vehicles; and generally relating to the right to repair motor vehicles. 11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | |
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| 30 | 30 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Article – Commercial Law 13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Section 13–301(14)(xlii) 14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16 |
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| 35 | 35 | | |
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| 36 | 36 | | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Article – Commercial Law 18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Section 13–301(14)(xliii) 19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | |
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| 42 | 42 | | BY adding to 22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Article – Commercial Law 23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Section 13–301(14)(xliv); and 14–5001 through 14–5009 to be under the new subtitle 24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | “Subtitle 50. Motor Vehicle Repair” 25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 26 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2 HOUSE BILL 843 |
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| 49 | 49 | | |
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| 50 | 50 | | |
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| 51 | 51 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | |
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| 54 | 54 | | Article – Commercial Law 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | |
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| 56 | 56 | | 13–301. 4 |
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| 57 | 57 | | |
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| 58 | 58 | | Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices include any: 5 |
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| 59 | 59 | | |
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| 60 | 60 | | (14) Violation of a provision of: 6 |
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| 61 | 61 | | |
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| 62 | 62 | | (xlii) Section 12–6C–09.1 of the Health Occupations Article; [or] 7 |
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| 63 | 63 | | |
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| 64 | 64 | | (xliii) Title 14, Subtitle 48 of this article; or 8 |
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| 65 | 65 | | |
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| 66 | 66 | | (XLIV) TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 50 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 9 |
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| 67 | 67 | | |
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| 68 | 68 | | SUBTITLE 50. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR. 10 |
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| 69 | 69 | | |
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| 70 | 70 | | 14–5001. 11 |
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| 72 | 72 | | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 12 |
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| 73 | 73 | | INDICATED. 13 |
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| 74 | 74 | | |
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| 75 | 75 | | (B) “DEALER” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–111 OF THE 14 |
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| 76 | 76 | | TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 15 |
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| 77 | 77 | | |
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| 78 | 78 | | (C) “FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ” MEANS AN ORAL OR WRI TTEN 16 |
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| 79 | 79 | | ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH : 17 |
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| 80 | 80 | | |
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| 81 | 81 | | (1) A MANUFACTURER GRANTS A LICENSE TO A DEALE R TO USE A 18 |
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| 82 | 82 | | TRADE NAME , SERVICE MARK , OR RELATED CHARACTER ISTIC; AND 19 |
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| 83 | 83 | | |
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| 84 | 84 | | (2) THERE IS A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST IN THE M ARKETING OF NEW 20 |
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| 85 | 85 | | MOTOR VEHICLES OR RE LATED SERVICES AT WH OLESALE, RETAIL, LEASING, OR 21 |
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| 86 | 86 | | OTHERWIS E. 22 |
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| 87 | 87 | | |
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| 88 | 88 | | (D) “HEAVY–DUTY VEHICLE ” MEANS A VEHICLE HAVI NG A GROSS VEHICLE 23 |
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| 89 | 89 | | WEIGHT RATING OF MOR E THAN 14,000 POUNDS. 24 |
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| 90 | 90 | | |
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| 91 | 91 | | (E) “IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM ” MEANS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE DESIGNED 25 |
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| 92 | 92 | | FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THE TH EFT OF A MOTOR VEHIC LE BY 26 |
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| 93 | 93 | | PREVENTING THE MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHI CH IT IS INSTALLED F ROM STARTING 27 |
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| 94 | 94 | | WITHOUT THE CORRECT ACTIVATION OR AUTHOR IZATION CODE. 28 HOUSE BILL 843 3 |
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| 96 | 96 | | |
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| 97 | 97 | | |
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| 98 | 98 | | (F) (1) “INDEPENDENT REPAIR FA CILITY” MEANS A PERSON THAT IS NOT 1 |
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| 99 | 99 | | AFFILIATED WITH A MA NUFACTURER OR A MANU FACTURER’S AUTHORIZED DEALER 2 |
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| 100 | 100 | | THAT DIAGNOSES, SERVICES, MAINTAINS, OR REPAIRS MOTOR VEH ICLES OR MOTOR 3 |
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| 101 | 101 | | VEHICLE ENGINES . 4 |
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| 102 | 102 | | |
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| 103 | 103 | | (2) “INDEPENDENT REPAIR FA CILITY” INCLUDES A DEALER WH EN 5 |
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| 104 | 104 | | THE DEALER DIAGNOSES , SERVICES, MAINTAINS, OR REPAIRS MOTOR VEH ICLES OR 6 |
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| 105 | 105 | | MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE S THAT ARE NOT AFFIL IATED WITH THE DEALE R’S 7 |
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| 106 | 106 | | FRANCHISE MANUFACTUR ER. 8 |
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| 107 | 107 | | |
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| 108 | 108 | | (G) “MANUFACTURER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–132 OF THE 9 |
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| 109 | 109 | | TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 10 |
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| 110 | 110 | | |
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| 111 | 111 | | (H) “MOTOR VEHICLE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–135 OF THE 11 |
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| 112 | 112 | | TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 12 |
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| 114 | 114 | | (I) “OWNER” MEANS A PERSON THAT OWNS OR LEASES A MOT OR VEHICLE 13 |
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| 115 | 115 | | REGISTERED IN THE STATE. 14 |
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| 116 | 116 | | |
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| 117 | 117 | | (J) (1) “TELEMATICS INFORMATIO N” MEANS INFORMATION GE NERATED 15 |
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| 118 | 118 | | AND COLLECTED BY THE OPERATION OF THE VEH ICLE AND TRANSMITTED BY USING 16 |
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| 119 | 119 | | WIRELESS COMMUNICATI ONS TO A REMOTE RECE IVING POINT WHERE TH E 17 |
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| 120 | 120 | | INFORMATION IS STORED . 18 |
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| 121 | 121 | | |
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| 122 | 122 | | (2) “TELEMATICS INFORMATIO N” INCLUDES: 19 |
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| 123 | 123 | | |
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| 124 | 124 | | (I) REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS IN FORMATION; 20 |
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| 125 | 125 | | |
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| 126 | 126 | | (II) AUTOMATIC AIRBAG DEPL OYMENT AND CRASH 21 |
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| 127 | 127 | | NOTIFICATIONS ; 22 |
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| 128 | 128 | | |
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| 129 | 129 | | (III) STOLEN VEHICLE LOCATI ONS; 23 |
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| 130 | 130 | | |
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| 131 | 131 | | (IV) NAVIGATION INFORMATIO N; 24 |
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| 132 | 132 | | |
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| 133 | 133 | | (V) REMOTE DOOR UNL OCK; 25 |
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| 134 | 134 | | |
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| 135 | 135 | | (VI) TRANSMISSION OF EMERG ENCY AND VEHICLE LOC ATION 26 |
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| 136 | 136 | | INFORMATION TO PUBLI C SAFETY ANSWERING P OINTS; AND 27 |
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| 137 | 137 | | |
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| 138 | 138 | | (VII) ANY OTHER SERVICE INT EGRATING VEHICLE LOC ATION 28 |
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| 139 | 139 | | TECHNOLOGY AND WIREL ESS COMMUNICATIONS . 29 4 HOUSE BILL 843 |
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| 140 | 140 | | |
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| 143 | 143 | | (K) “TELEMATICS SYSTEM ” MEANS A TELEMATICS SERVICE OR OTHER 1 |
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| 144 | 144 | | REMOTE OR INFORMATIO N SERVICE DELIVERED TO OR DERIVED FROM A MOTOR 2 |
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| 145 | 145 | | VEHICLE BY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS . 3 |
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| 146 | 146 | | |
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| 147 | 147 | | (L) “TRADE SECRET ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–1201 OF THIS 4 |
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| 148 | 148 | | ARTICLE. 5 |
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| 149 | 149 | | |
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| 150 | 150 | | 14–5002. 6 |
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| 151 | 151 | | |
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| 152 | 152 | | FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE, WHEN DECIDING WHETH ER AN OFFER TO 7 |
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| 153 | 153 | | PURCHASE INFORMATION OR TOOLS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IS GIVEN ON “FAIR AND 8 |
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| 154 | 154 | | REASONABLE TERMS ”, CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWI NG 9 |
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| 155 | 155 | | FACTORS: 10 |
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| 156 | 156 | | |
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| 157 | 157 | | (1) THE NET COST TO A MAN UFACTURER –FRANCHISED DEALERSHI P 11 |
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| 158 | 158 | | FOR SIMILAR INFORMAT ION OBTAINED FROM MANUFACTURERS , MINUS ANY 12 |
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| 159 | 159 | | DISCOUNTS, REBATES, OR OTHER INCENTIVE P ROGRAMS; 13 |
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| 160 | 160 | | |
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| 161 | 161 | | (2) THE COST TO A MANUFAC TURER FOR PREPARING AND 14 |
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| 162 | 162 | | DISTRIBUTING THE INF ORMATION; 15 |
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| 163 | 163 | | |
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| 164 | 164 | | (3) THE PRICE CHARGED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS FOR SIMILAR 16 |
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| 165 | 165 | | INFORMATION ; 17 |
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| 166 | 166 | | |
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| 167 | 167 | | (4) THE ABILITY OF AFTE RMARKET TECHNICIANS TO AFFORD THE 18 |
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| 168 | 168 | | INFORMATION ; 19 |
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| 169 | 169 | | |
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| 170 | 170 | | (5) THE MEANS BY WHICH TH E INFORMATION IS DIS TRIBUTED; 20 |
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| 171 | 171 | | |
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| 172 | 172 | | (6) THE EXTENT TO WHICH T HE INFORMATION IS US ED, INCLUDING 21 |
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| 173 | 173 | | THE NUMBER OF USERS AND THE FREQUENCY , DURATION, AND VOLUME OF USE ; 22 |
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| 174 | 174 | | AND 23 |
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| 176 | 176 | | (7) INFLATION. 24 |
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| 177 | 177 | | |
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| 178 | 178 | | 14–5003. 25 |
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| 180 | 180 | | (A) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A 26 |
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| 181 | 181 | | MANUFACTURER TO DIVU LGE A TRADE SECRET . 27 |
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| 182 | 182 | | |
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| 183 | 183 | | (B) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A 28 |
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| 184 | 184 | | MANUFACTURER OR DEAL ER TO PROVIDE AN OWN ER OR INDEPENDENT RE PAIR 29 HOUSE BILL 843 5 |
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| 185 | 185 | | |
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| 186 | 186 | | |
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| 187 | 187 | | FACILITY ACCESS TO N ONDIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR INFORMATI ON PROVIDED TO A 1 |
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| 188 | 188 | | MANUFACTURER OR DEAL ER IN ACCORDANCE WIT H THE TERMS OF A FRA NCHISE 2 |
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| 189 | 189 | | AGREEMENT . 3 |
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| 190 | 190 | | |
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| 191 | 191 | | (C) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, THIS 4 |
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| 192 | 192 | | SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABRO GATE, INTERFERE WITH , CONTRADICT , 5 |
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| 193 | 193 | | OR ALTER T HE TERMS OF A FRANCH ISE AGREEMENT BETWEE N A DEALER AND A 6 |
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| 194 | 194 | | MANUFACTURER , INCLUDING THE PERFOR MANCE OF WARRANTY OR RECALL 7 |
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| 195 | 195 | | REPAIR WORK BY A DEA LER ON BEHALF OF A M ANUFACTURER IN ACCOR DANCE 8 |
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| 196 | 196 | | WITH THE FRANCHISE A GREEMENT. 9 |
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| 197 | 197 | | |
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| 198 | 198 | | (2) A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT MAY NOT INCL UDE PROVISIONS THAT 10 |
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| 199 | 199 | | WAIVE, AVOID, RESTRICT, OR LIMIT A MANUFACTU RER’S COMPLIANCE WITH TH IS 11 |
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| 200 | 200 | | SUBTITLE. 12 |
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| 202 | 202 | | (D) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A 13 |
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| 203 | 203 | | MANUFACTURER OR A DE ALER TO DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF EXISTING 14 |
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| 204 | 204 | | CUSTOMERS OR CUSTOME R LISTS. 15 |
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| 206 | 206 | | (E) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABRO GATE A TELEMATICS 16 |
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| 207 | 207 | | SERVICES CONTRACT OR OTHER CONTRACT THAT EXISTS BETWEEN A 17 |
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| 208 | 208 | | MANUFACTURER OR SERV ICE PROVIDER, AN OWNER, OR A DEALER. 18 |
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| 209 | 209 | | |
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| 210 | 210 | | 14–5004. 19 |
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| 212 | 212 | | (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, FOR MODEL 20 |
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| 213 | 213 | | YEAR 2002 MOTOR VEHICLES AND E ACH MODEL YEAR THERE AFTER AND MODEL 21 |
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| 214 | 214 | | YEAR 2013 HEAVY–DUTY VEHICLES AND EA CH MODEL YEAR THEREA FTER, A 22 |
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| 215 | 215 | | MANUFACTURER SHALL M AKE AVAILABLE FOR PU RCHASE BY OWNERS AND 23 |
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| 216 | 216 | | INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITIES THE SAME D IAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR 24 |
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| 217 | 217 | | INFORMATI ON THAT THE MANUFACT URER MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE 25 |
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| 218 | 218 | | MANUFACTURER ’S DEALERS THROUGH TH E MANUFACTURER ’S INTERNET–BASED 26 |
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| 219 | 219 | | DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAI R INFORMATION SYSTEM OR OTHER ELECTRONICA LLY 27 |
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| 220 | 220 | | ACCESSIBLE MANUFACTU RER’S REPAIR INFORMATION SYSTEM. 28 |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | (B) ALL CONTENT IN A MA NUFACTURER ’S REPAIR INFORMATION SYSTEM 29 |
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| 223 | 223 | | SHALL BE MADE AVAILA BLE TO OWNERS AND TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITIES 30 |
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| 224 | 224 | | IN THE SAME FORM AND MANNER AND TO THE SA ME EXTENT AS IT IS M ADE 31 |
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| 225 | 225 | | AVAILABLE TO DEALERS USING THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR INFORMATI ON 32 |
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| 226 | 226 | | SYSTEM. 33 |
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| 230 | 230 | | (C) A MANUFACTURER SHALL A LLOW OWNERS AND INDE PENDENT REPAIR 1 |
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| 231 | 231 | | FACILITIES TO PURCHA SE THE MANUFACTURER ’S DIAGNOSTIC AND REP AIR 2 |
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| 232 | 232 | | INFORMATION : 3 |
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| 233 | 233 | | |
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| 234 | 234 | | (1) ON A DAILY, MONTHLY, OR YEARLY SUBSCRIPTI ON BASIS; AND 4 |
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| 235 | 235 | | |
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| 236 | 236 | | (2) ON FAIR AND REASONABL E TERMS. 5 |
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| 237 | 237 | | |
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| 238 | 238 | | (D) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVI DED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A 6 |
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| 239 | 239 | | MANUFACTURER MAY NOT REQUIRE A DEALER TO PURCHASE DIAGNOSTIC , 7 |
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| 240 | 240 | | SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N IN A PROPRIETARY F ORMAT IF THE 8 |
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| 241 | 241 | | MANUFACTURER SELLS D IAGNOSTIC, SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N TO AN 9 |
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| 242 | 242 | | INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITY OR OTHER THIR D–PARTY PROVIDER : 10 |
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| 243 | 243 | | |
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| 244 | 244 | | (I) IN A FORMAT THAT IS S TANDARDIZED WITH OTH ER 11 |
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| 245 | 245 | | MANUFACTURERS ; AND 12 |
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| 246 | 246 | | |
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| 247 | 247 | | (II) ON TERMS AND CONDITIO NS MORE FAVORABLE TH AN THE 13 |
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| 248 | 248 | | MANNER AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A DEALER OBTAI NS THE 14 |
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| 249 | 249 | | SAME DIAGNOSTIC , SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N. 15 |
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| 250 | 250 | | |
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| 251 | 251 | | (2) A MANUFACTURER MAY REQ UIRE A DEALER TO PUR CHASE 16 |
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| 252 | 252 | | DIAGNOSTIC, SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N IN A PROPRIETARY F ORMAT IF 17 |
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| 253 | 253 | | THE PROPRIETARY FORM AT INCLUDES DIAGNOST IC, SERVICE, REPAIR, OR 18 |
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| 254 | 254 | | DEALERSHIP OPERATION S INFORMATION OR FUNCTIONALITY THAT I S NOT 19 |
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| 255 | 255 | | AVAILABLE IN THE STA NDARDIZED FORMAT . 20 |
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| 256 | 256 | | |
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| 257 | 257 | | (E) (1) A MANUFACTURER MAY EXC LUDE DIAGNOSTIC , SERVICE, AND 21 |
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| 258 | 258 | | REPAIR INFORMATION N ECESSARY TO RESET AN IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM O R 22 |
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| 259 | 259 | | SECURITY–RELATED ELECTRONIC M ODULES FROM INFORMAT ION PROVIDED TO 23 |
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| 260 | 260 | | OWNERS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES . 24 |
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| 261 | 261 | | |
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| 262 | 262 | | (2) IF A MANUFACTURER EXC LUDES INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE 25 |
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| 263 | 263 | | WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , AN OWNER OR INDEPEND ENT REPAIR 26 |
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| 264 | 264 | | FACILITY MAY OBTAIN THE INFORMATION THRO UGH THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE 27 |
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| 265 | 265 | | SERVICE TASK FORCE OR OTHER RELIABLE AN D ACCEPTED SYSTEM . 28 |
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| 266 | 266 | | |
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| 267 | 267 | | 14–5005. 29 |
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| 269 | 269 | | (A) (1) FOR MODEL YEAR 2002 MOTOR VEHICLES AND E ACH MODEL YEAR 30 |
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| 270 | 270 | | THEREAFTER AND MODEL YEAR 2013 HEAVY–DUTY VEHICLES AND EA CH MODEL 31 |
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| 271 | 271 | | YEAR THEREAFTER , A MANUFACTURER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE FOR P URCHASE BY 32 |
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| 272 | 272 | | OWNERS AND INDEPENDE NT REPAIR FACILITIES ALL DIAGNOSTIC REPAI R TOOLS 33 HOUSE BILL 843 7 |
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| 274 | 274 | | |
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| 275 | 275 | | INCORPORATING THE SA ME DIAGNOSTIC , REPAIR, AND WIRELESS CAPABIL ITIES 1 |
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| 276 | 276 | | THAT THE MANUFACTURE R MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER ’S DEALERS. 2 |
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| 277 | 277 | | |
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| 278 | 278 | | (2) THE TOOLS UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL 3 |
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| 279 | 279 | | INCORPORATE THE SAME FUNCTIONAL REPAIR CA PABILITIES THAT THE 4 |
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| 280 | 280 | | MANUFACTURER MAKES A VAILABLE TO DEALERS . 5 |
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| 281 | 281 | | |
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| 282 | 282 | | (3) A MANUFACTURER SHALL O FFER THE TOOLS FOR SALE TO 6 |
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| 283 | 283 | | OWNERS AND TO INDEPE NDENT REPAIR FACILIT IES ON FAIR AND REAS ONABLE 7 |
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| 284 | 284 | | TERMS. 8 |
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| 285 | 285 | | |
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| 286 | 286 | | (B) (1) IF A MANUFACTURER SEL LS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR 9 |
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| 287 | 287 | | INFORMATION NECESSAR Y TO DIAGNOSE , SERVICE, OR REPAIR A MOTOR VE HICLE 10 |
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| 288 | 288 | | TO AN INDEPENDENT RE PAIR FACILITY ON TER MS THAT ARE MORE FAVORABL E 11 |
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| 289 | 289 | | THAN THE TERMS AND C ONDITIONS THAT ARE O FFERED TO A DEALER F OR THE SAME 12 |
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| 290 | 290 | | DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR INFORMATION , THE MANUFACTURER SHA LL OFFER THE 13 |
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| 291 | 291 | | DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR INFORMATION TO THE D EALER IN THE SAME MA NNER AND 14 |
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| 292 | 292 | | ON THE SAME TERMS AN D CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED TO THE INDEPENDENT REPA IR 15 |
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| 293 | 293 | | FACILITY. 16 |
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| 294 | 294 | | |
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| 295 | 295 | | (2) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 17 |
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| 296 | 296 | | PARAGRAPH , A MANUFACTURER MAY N OT REQUIRE A DEALER TO PURCHASE A 18 |
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| 297 | 297 | | PROPRIETARY TOOL AND INTERFACE IF: 19 |
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| 298 | 298 | | |
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| 299 | 299 | | 1. THE MANUFACTURER SELL S DIAGNOSTIC T OOLS 20 |
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| 300 | 300 | | NECESSARY TO DIAGNOS E, SERVICE, OR REPAIR A MOTOR VE HICLE TO 21 |
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| 301 | 301 | | INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITIES; AND 22 |
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| 302 | 302 | | |
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| 303 | 303 | | 2. THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL C OMMUNICATES WITH THE 23 |
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| 304 | 304 | | VEHICLE USING THE SA ME NONPROPRIETARY IN TERFACE USED BY OTHE R 24 |
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| 305 | 305 | | MANUFACTURERS . 25 |
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| 306 | 306 | | |
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| 307 | 307 | | (II) A MANUFACTURER MAY REQUIRE A DEALER TO PURCHASE 26 |
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| 308 | 308 | | A PROPRIETARY TOOL A ND INTERFACE IF THE PROPRIETARY INTERFAC E HAS A 27 |
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| 309 | 309 | | CAPABILITY THAT IS N OT AVAILABLE IN THE NONPROPRIETARY INTER FACE. 28 |
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| 310 | 310 | | |
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| 311 | 311 | | (C) (1) A MANUFACTURER SHALL P ROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC RE PAIR 29 |
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| 312 | 312 | | INFORMATION TO AFTER MARKET SCAN TOOL COMPANIES AND THIRD –PARTY 30 |
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| 313 | 313 | | SERVICE INFORMATION PROVIDERS WITH WHOM THE MANUFACTURER HAS A 31 |
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| 314 | 314 | | LICENSING, CONTRACTUAL , OR CONFIDENTIALITY A GREEMENT FOR THE SOL E 32 |
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| 315 | 315 | | PURPOSE OF BUILDING AFTERMARKET DIAGNOST IC TOOLS AND THIRD –PARTY 33 |
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| 316 | 316 | | SERVICE INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS AN D SYSTEMS. 34 |
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| 317 | 317 | | 8 HOUSE BILL 843 |
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| 318 | 318 | | |
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| 319 | 319 | | |
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| 320 | 320 | | (2) A MANUFACTURER THAT CO MPLIES WITH THE REQU IREMENTS OF 1 |
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| 321 | 321 | | PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION I S NOT RESPONSIBLE FO R THE CONTENT AND 2 |
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| 322 | 322 | | FUNCTIONALITY OF AFT ERMARKET DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR SERVICE INF ORMATION 3 |
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| 323 | 323 | | SYSTEMS. 4 |
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| 324 | 324 | | |
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| 325 | 325 | | 14–5006. 5 |
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| 326 | 326 | | |
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| 327 | 327 | | (A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A HEAVY –DUTY VEHICLE BUILT T O 6 |
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| 328 | 328 | | CUSTOM SPECIFICATION S SOLD FOR COMMERCIA L PURPOSES. 7 |
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| 329 | 329 | | |
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| 330 | 330 | | (B) BEGINNING IN MODEL YE AR 2018, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N § 8 |
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| 331 | 331 | | 14–5004(E) OF THIS SUBTITLE, A MANUFACTURER SHALL PROVIDE ACCESS TO : 9 |
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| 332 | 332 | | |
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| 333 | 333 | | (1) THE MANUFACTURER ’S ONBOA RD DIAGNOSTIC AND RE PAIR 10 |
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| 334 | 334 | | INFORMATION SYSTEM U SING AN OFF–THE–SHELF PERSONAL COMPU TER WITH 11 |
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| 335 | 335 | | SUFFICIENT MEMORY , PROCESSOR SPEED , CONNECTIVITY , AND OTHER 12 |
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| 336 | 336 | | CAPABILITIES AS SPEC IFIED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER ; AND 13 |
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| 337 | 337 | | |
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| 338 | 338 | | (2) ONE OF THE FOLLOWING : 14 |
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| 339 | 339 | | |
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| 340 | 340 | | (I) A NONPROPR IETARY VEHICLE INTER FACE DEVICE THAT 15 |
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| 341 | 341 | | COMPLIES WITH : 16 |
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| 342 | 342 | | |
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| 343 | 343 | | 1. THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS 17 |
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| 344 | 344 | | STANDARD J2534; 18 |
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| 345 | 345 | | |
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| 346 | 346 | | 2. THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS 19 |
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| 347 | 347 | | STANDARD J1939; 20 |
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| 348 | 348 | | |
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| 349 | 349 | | 3. THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR 21 |
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| 350 | 350 | | STANDARDIZATION STAND ARD 22900; OR 22 |
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| 351 | 351 | | |
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| 352 | 352 | | 4. ANY SUCCESSOR TO THE STANDARDS LISTED IN 23 |
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| 353 | 353 | | ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3 OF THIS ITEM AS ACCE PTED OR PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 24 |
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| 354 | 354 | | OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS OR THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR 25 |
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| 355 | 355 | | STANDARDIZATION ; 26 |
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| 356 | 356 | | |
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| 357 | 357 | | (II) AN ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR INFORMATI ON 27 |
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| 358 | 358 | | SYSTEM INTEGRATED AND ENTIREL Y SELF–CONTAINED WITHIN THE VEHICLE, 28 |
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| 359 | 359 | | INCLUDING SERVICE IN FORMATION SYSTEMS IN TEGRATED INTO AN ONB OARD 29 |
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| 360 | 360 | | DISPLAY; OR 30 |
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| 361 | 361 | | HOUSE BILL 843 9 |
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| 362 | 362 | | |
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| 363 | 363 | | |
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| 364 | 364 | | (III) A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS TO ONB OARD 1 |
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| 365 | 365 | | DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAI R INFORMATION THROUG H A NONPROPRIETARY V EHICLE 2 |
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| 366 | 366 | | INTERFACE, SUCH AS ETHERNET , UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS , OR DIGITAL VERSATILE 3 |
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| 367 | 367 | | DISC. 4 |
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| 368 | 368 | | |
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| 369 | 369 | | (C) A MANUFACTURER SHALL P ROVIDE OWNERS AND IN DEPENDENT 5 |
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| 370 | 370 | | REPAIR FACILITIES WI TH THE SAME ACCESS T O ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR 6 |
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| 371 | 371 | | INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE MAN UFACTURER’S DEALERS, INCLUDING 7 |
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| 372 | 372 | | TECHNICAL UPDATES TO THE ONBOARD SYSTEMS , THROUGH THE 8 |
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| 373 | 373 | | NONPROPRIETARY VEHIC LE INTERFACES UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS 9 |
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| 374 | 374 | | SECTION. 10 |
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| 375 | 375 | | |
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| 376 | 376 | | (D) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A DEALER TO USE 11 |
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| 377 | 377 | | A NONPROPRIETARY VEH ICLE INTERFACE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION OR T O 12 |
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| 378 | 378 | | PREVENT A MANUFACTUR ER FROM DEVELOPING A PROPRIETARY VEHICLE 13 |
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| 379 | 379 | | DIAGNOSTIC AND REPRO GRAMMING DEVICE IF T HE MANUFACTURER : 14 |
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| 380 | 380 | | |
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| 381 | 381 | | (1) COMPLIES WITH THIS SE CTION; 15 |
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| 382 | 382 | | |
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| 383 | 383 | | (2) MAKES THE DEVICE AVAI LABLE TO OWNERS AND INDEPENDENT 16 |
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| 384 | 384 | | REPAIR FACILITIES ON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS; AND 17 |
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| 385 | 385 | | |
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| 386 | 386 | | (3) OTHERWISE COMPLIES WI TH § 14–5004 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 18 |
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| 387 | 387 | | |
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| 388 | 388 | | (E) A MANUFACTURER MAY NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM M AKING 19 |
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| 389 | 389 | | PROPRIETARY TOOLS AV AILABLE TO DEALERS I F THE TOOLS ARE : 20 |
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| 390 | 390 | | |
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| 391 | 391 | | (1) FOR A SPECIFIC SPECIA LIZED DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIR 21 |
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| 392 | 392 | | PROCEDURE DEVELOPED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF A CUSTOMER SERVIC E 22 |
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| 393 | 393 | | CAMPAIGN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN 49 C.F.R. § 579.5; OR 23 |
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| 394 | 394 | | |
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| 395 | 395 | | (2) FOR THE PERFORMANCE O F A SPECIFIC TECHNIC AL SERVICE 24 |
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| 396 | 396 | | BULLETIN OR RECALL : 25 |
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| 397 | 397 | | |
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| 398 | 398 | | (I) AFTER THE MOTOR VE HICLE WAS PRODUCED ; AND 26 |
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| 399 | 399 | | |
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| 400 | 400 | | (II) WHERE THE ORIGINAL MO TOR VEHICLE DESIGN W AS NOT 27 |
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| 401 | 401 | | ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR DIRECT INTERFACE THROUGH A NONPROPRIE TARY 28 |
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| 402 | 402 | | INTERFACE SET OUT UN DER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION. 29 |
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| 403 | 403 | | |
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| 404 | 404 | | (F) IF A PROPRIETARY TOOL IS AVAILABLE TO TH E AFTERMARKET ON FAI R 30 |
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| 405 | 405 | | AND REASONABLE TERMS , PROVISION OF A PROPR IETARY TOOL UNDER TH IS 31 |
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| 406 | 406 | | SECTION IS NOT A VIO LATION OF THIS SUBTI TLE EVEN IF THE TOOL S PROVIDE 32 10 HOUSE BILL 843 |
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| 407 | 407 | | |
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| 408 | 408 | | |
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| 409 | 409 | | FUNCTIONS NOT AVAILA BLE THROUGH A NONPRO PRIETARY VEHICLE INT ERFACE 1 |
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| 410 | 410 | | SET FORTH UNDER SUBS ECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION. 2 |
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| 411 | 411 | | |
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| 412 | 412 | | (G) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION AUTHORIZES A MANUFAC TURER TO 3 |
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| 413 | 413 | | EXCLUSIVELY DEVELOP PROPRIETARY TOOLS , WITHOUT A NONPROPRIE TARY 4 |
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| 414 | 414 | | EQUIVALENT, FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR RE PAIR PROCEDURES THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE 5 |
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| 415 | 415 | | PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION OR TO OTHERWI SE OPERATE IN A MANNE R 6 |
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| 416 | 416 | | INCONSISTENT WITH SU BSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION. 7 |
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| 417 | 417 | | |
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| 418 | 418 | | 14–5007. 8 |
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| 419 | 419 | | |
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| 420 | 420 | | (A) A MANUFACTURER THAT SE LLS MOTOR VEHICLES E QUIPPED WITH A 9 |
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| 421 | 421 | | TELEMATICS SYSTEM SH ALL INSTALL AN OPEN DATA PLATFORM IN EAC H MOTOR 10 |
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| 422 | 422 | | VEHICLE WITH A TELEM ATICS SYSTEM BEGI NNING WITH MODEL YEA R 2025. 11 |
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| 423 | 423 | | |
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| 424 | 424 | | (B) A TELEMATICS SYSTEM IN STALLED UNDER THIS S ECTION SHALL BE : 12 |
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| 425 | 425 | | |
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| 426 | 426 | | (1) STANDARDIZED ACROSS A LL MAKES AND MODELS OF MOTOR 13 |
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| 427 | 427 | | VEHICLES; AND 14 |
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| 428 | 428 | | |
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| 429 | 429 | | (2) INSTALLED BY AN INDEP ENDENT THIRD –PARTY PROVIDER . 15 |
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| 430 | 430 | | |
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| 431 | 431 | | (C) AN OWNER SHALL BE ABL E TO: 16 |
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| 432 | 432 | | |
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| 433 | 433 | | (1) EASILY ACCESS THE INF ORMATION IN THE TELE MATICS SYSTEM ; 17 |
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| 434 | 434 | | AND 18 |
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| 435 | 435 | | |
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| 436 | 436 | | (2) EASILY GIVE CONSENT T O AN INDEPENDENT REP AIR FACILITY TO: 19 |
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| 437 | 437 | | |
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| 438 | 438 | | (I) ACCESS THE TELEMATICS INFORMATION ; AND 20 |
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| 439 | 439 | | |
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| 440 | 440 | | (II) SEND COMMANDS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE ’S SYSTEM FOR 21 |
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| 441 | 441 | | DIAGNOSTIC TESTING , REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE . 22 |
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| 442 | 442 | | |
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| 443 | 443 | | 14–5008. 23 |
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| 444 | 444 | | |
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| 445 | 445 | | (A) THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELO P A DOCUMENT THAT EX PLAINS: 24 |
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| 446 | 446 | | |
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| 447 | 447 | | (1) WHAT A TELEMATICS SYS TEM IS; AND 25 |
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| 448 | 448 | | |
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| 449 | 449 | | (2) AN OWNER’S RIGHTS RELATING TO : 26 |
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| 450 | 450 | | |
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| 451 | 451 | | (I) A TELEMATICS SYSTEM ; AND 27 HOUSE BILL 843 11 |
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| 452 | 452 | | |
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| 453 | 453 | | |
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| 454 | 454 | | |
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| 455 | 455 | | (II) ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND TOOLS RELATING T O THE 1 |
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| 456 | 456 | | OWNER’S MOTOR VEHICLE . 2 |
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| 457 | 457 | | |
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| 458 | 458 | | (B) A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER SHALL GIVE A CONSUME R WHO BUYS A 3 |
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| 459 | 459 | | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A TELEMATICS SYSTEM TH E DOCUMENT DEVELOPED UNDER 4 |
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| 460 | 460 | | SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AT T HE TIME OF THE PURCH ASE OF THE MOTOR 5 |
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| 461 | 461 | | VEHICLE. 6 |
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| 462 | 462 | | |
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| 463 | 463 | | 14–5009. 7 |
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| 464 | 464 | | |
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| 465 | 465 | | (A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , A VIOLATION OF THIS 8 |
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| 466 | 466 | | SUBTITLE IS: 9 |
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| 467 | 467 | | |
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| 468 | 468 | | (1) AN UNFAIR, ABUSIVE, OR DECEPTIVE TRADE P RACTICE WITHIN 10 |
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| 469 | 469 | | THE MEANING OF TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 11 |
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| 470 | 470 | | |
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| 471 | 471 | | (2) SUBJECT TO THE ENFORC EMENT AND PENALTY PR OVISIONS 12 |
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| 472 | 472 | | CONTAINED IN TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE. 13 |
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| 473 | 473 | | |
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| 474 | 474 | | (B) (1) AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY OR OWNER TH AT BELIEVES 14 |
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| 475 | 475 | | THAT A MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO PROVID E INFORMATION OR A T OOL 15 |
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| 476 | 476 | | REQUIRED BY THIS SUB TITLE SHALL NOTIFY T HE MANUFACTURER , IN WRITING, 16 |
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| 477 | 477 | | THROUGH THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TASK FORCE SERVICE 17 |
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| 478 | 478 | | INFORMATION REQUEST PROCESS . 18 |
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| 479 | 479 | | |
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| 480 | 480 | | (2) IF A MANUFACTURER IS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH 19 |
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| 481 | 481 | | PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE MANUFACTURER MAY CURE THE 20 |
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| 482 | 482 | | FAILURE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME THE MANUFACTURER REC EIVES THE 21 |
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| 483 | 483 | | COMPLAINT TO CUR E THE FAILURE. 22 |
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| 484 | 484 | | |
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| 485 | 485 | | (3) IF THE MANUFACTURER C URES THE FAILURE WIT HIN THE CURE 23 |
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| 486 | 486 | | PERIOD DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , DAMAGES SHALL BE 24 |
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| 487 | 487 | | LIMITED TO ACTUAL DA MAGES IN ANY SUBSEQU ENT LITIGATION IN AC CORDANCE 25 |
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| 488 | 488 | | WITH TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE. 26 |
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| 489 | 489 | | |
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| 490 | 490 | | (C) (1) IF A MANUFACTURER FAI LS TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE 27 |
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| 491 | 491 | | PROVIDED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , OR IF AN 28 |
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| 492 | 492 | | OWNER OR INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY IS N OT SATISFIED WITH TH E 29 |
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| 493 | 493 | | MANUFACTURER ’S CURE, THE INDEPENDENT REPA IR FACILITY OR OWNER MAY 30 |
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| 494 | 494 | | BRING AN ACTION AGAINST THE M ANUFACTURER IN ACCOR DANCE WITH § 13–408 31 |
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| 495 | 495 | | OF THIS ARTICLE. 32 |
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| 496 | 496 | | 12 HOUSE BILL 843 |
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| 497 | 497 | | |
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| 498 | 498 | | |
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| 499 | 499 | | (2) A COMPLAINT FILED IN A CCORDANCE WITH PARAG RAPH (1) OF 1 |
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| 500 | 500 | | THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L INCLUDE: 2 |
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| 501 | 501 | | |
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| 502 | 502 | | (I) WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THE OWNER OR 3 |
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| 503 | 503 | | INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITY VISITED THE MANUFACTURER ’S WEBSITE AND 4 |
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| 504 | 504 | | ATTEMPTED TO EFFECT A PROPER REPAIR USIN G INFORMATION PROVID ED ON THE 5 |
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| 505 | 505 | | WEBSITE, INCLUDING COMMUNICAT ION WITH CUSTOMER AS SISTANCE THROUGH 6 |
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| 506 | 506 | | THE MANUFACTURER ’S TOLL–FREE CALL–IN ASSISTANCE, IF MADE AVAILABLE BY 7 |
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| 507 | 507 | | THE MANUFACTURER ; 8 |
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| 508 | 508 | | |
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| 509 | 509 | | (II) WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THE OWNER OR 9 |
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| 510 | 510 | | INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITY OBTAINED AND USED THE RELEVANT 10 |
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| 511 | 511 | | MANUFACTURER ’S SCAN OR DIAGNOSTIC TOOL NECESSARY FOR T HE REPAIR; AND 11 |
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| 512 | 512 | | |
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| 513 | 513 | | (III) EVIDENCE THAT THE MAN UFACTURER WAS NOTIFI ED IN 12 |
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| 514 | 514 | | ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 13 |
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| 515 | 515 | | |
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| 516 | 516 | | (D) A DEALER MAY EXERCISE THE RIGHTS AND REMED IES PROVIDED IN 14 |
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| 517 | 517 | | THIS SUBTITLE, INCLUDING EXERCISING THE RIGHTS AND REMED IES AUTHORIZED 15 |
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| 518 | 518 | | FOR AN INDEPENDENT R EPAIR FACILITY. 16 |
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| 519 | 519 | | |
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| 520 | 520 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17 |
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| 521 | 521 | | October 1, 2025. 18 |
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