| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1618 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESEITZ. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3883H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter407,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingtothesaleof |
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| 8 | 8 | | digitalelectronicequipment. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter407,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretotwonewsections,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassections407.3000and407.3002,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 407.3000.1.Theprovisionsofsections407.3000to407.3002shallbeknownand |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2maybecitedasthe"DigitalFairRepairAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinsections407.3000to407.3002,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)"Authorizedrepairprovider",anindividualorbusinessthatisunaffiliated |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5withanoriginalequipmentmanufacturerandthathasanarrangementwiththe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6originalequipmentmanufacturer,foradefiniteorindefiniteperiod,underwhichthe |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7originalequipmentmanufacturergrantstotheindividualorbusinessalicensetousea |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8tradename,servicemark,orotherproprietaryidentifierforthepurposesofoffering |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9theservicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofdigitalelectronicequipmentunder |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10thenameoftheoriginalequipmentmanufacturer,orotherarrangementwiththe |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11originalequipmentmanufacturertooffersuchservicesonbehalfoftheoriginal |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12equipmentmanufacturer.Anoriginalequipmentmanufacturerthatofferstheservices |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13ofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofitsowndigitalelectronicequipmentbutthatdoes |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14nothaveanarrangementdescribedinthissubdivisionwithanunaffiliatedindividualor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15businessshallbeconsideredanauthorizedrepairproviderwithrespecttosuch |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16equipment; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (2)"Digitalelectronicequipment"or"equipment",anyproductthatdepends |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18foritsfunctioning,inwholeorinpart,ondigitalelectronicsembeddedinorattachedto |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19theproduct; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (3)"Documentation",anymanual,diagram,reportingoutput,servicecode |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21description,schematicdiagram,orsimilarkindsofinformationprovidedtoan |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22authorizedrepairproviderforpurposesofitseffectingtheservicesofdiagnosis, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23maintenance,orrepairofdigitalelectronicequipment; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (4)"Embeddedsoftware",anyprogrammableinstructionsprovidedon |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25firmwaredeliveredwithdigitalelectronicequipment,orwithapartforsuch |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26equipment,forpurposesofequipmentoperation,includingallrelevantpatchesand |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27fixesmadebythemanufacturerofsuchequipmentorpartforthesepurposes; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 (5)"Fairandreasonableterms"forobtainingapart,tool,ordocumentation;at |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29costsandtermsincludingconvenienceofdeliveryandofenablingfunctionality,and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30includingrightsofuse,equivalenttothemostfavorablecostsandtermsofferedbythe |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31originalequipmentmanufacturertoanauthorizedrepairprovider,usingthenetcosts |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32thatwouldbeincurredbytheauthorizedrepairproviderinobtaininganequivalent |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33partortoolordocumentationfromtheoriginalequipmentmanufacturer,accounting |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34foranydiscounts,rebates,orotherincentiveprogramsinarrivingattheactualnet |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35costs.Fordocumentation,includinganyrelevantupdates,"fairandreasonableterms" |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36additionallymeansatnocharge;exceptthat,whenthedocumentationisrequestedin |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37physicalprintedform,achargemaybeincludedforthereasonableactualcostsof |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38preparingandsendingthecopy; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 (6)"Firmware",asoftwareprogramorsetofinstructionsprogrammedon |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40digitalelectronicequipment,oronapartforsuchequipment,toallowtheequipmentor |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41parttocommunicatewithothercomputerhardware; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (7)"Independentrepairprovider",anindividualorbusinessoperatinginthis |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43statethatdoesnothaveanarrangementdescribedinsubdivision1ofthissubsection |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44withanoriginalequipmentmanufacturer,andthatisnotaffiliatedwithanyindividual |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45orbusinesswhohassuchanarrangement,andthatisengagedintheservicesof |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46diagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofdigitalelectronicequipment;exceptthat,an |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47originalequipmentmanufactureror,withrespecttothatoriginalequipment |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48manufacturer,anindividualorbusinessthathassuchanarrangementwiththat |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49originalequipmentmanufacturerorthatisaffiliatedwithanindividualorbusinessthat |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50hassuchanarrangementwiththatoriginalequipmentmanufacturer,shallbe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51consideredanindependentrepairproviderforpurposesofthoseinstancesinwhichit |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52engagesintheservicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofdigitalelectronic |
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| 65 | 65 | | HB1618 2 53equipmentthatisnotmanufacturedbyorsoldunderthenameofthatoriginal |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54equipmentmanufacturer; |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55 (8)"Manufacturerofmotorvehicleequipment",abusinessengagedinthe |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56businessofmanufacturingorsupplyingcomponentsthatareusedinthemanufacture, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57maintenance,orrepairofamotorvehicle; |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58 (9)"Motorvehicle",avehiclethatisdesignedfortransportingpersonsor |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59propertyonastreetorhighwayandiscertifiedbythemanufacturerunderall |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60applicablefederalsafetyandemissionsstandardsandrequirementsfordistributionand |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61saleintheUnitedStates.Theterm"motorvehicle"doesnotincludeamotorcycleora |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62recreationalvehicle; |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (10)"Motorvehicledealer",anindividualorbusinessthat,intheordinary |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64courseofbusiness,isengagedinthebusinessofsellingorleasingnewmotorvehiclesto |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65anindividualorbusinesspursuanttoafranchiseagreement,hasobtainedalicense |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66undersection301.550,andisengagedintheservicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,or |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67repairofmotorvehiclesormotorvehicleenginespursuanttothatfranchiseagreement; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (11)"Motorvehiclemanufacturer",abusinessengagedinthebusinessof |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69manufacturingorassemblingnewmotorvehicles; |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70 (12)"Originalequipmentmanufacturer",abusinessengagedinthebusinessof |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71sellingorleasingnewdigitalelectronicequipmentmanufacturedbyoronbehalfof |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72itself,toanyindividualorbusiness; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 (13)"Owner",anindividualorbusinesswhoownsorleasesdigitalelectronic |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74equipmentpurchasedorusedinthisstate; |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 (14)"Part",anyreplacementpart,eitherneworused,madeavailablebyan |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76originalequipmentmanufacturerforpurposesofeffectingtheservicesofmaintenance |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77orrepairofdigitalelectronicequipmentmanufacturedorsoldbytheoriginal |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78equipmentmanufacturer; |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79 (15)"Tradesecret",thesamemeaningassuchtermisdefinedinsection417.453. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 407.3002.1.(1)Fordigitalelectronicequipmentandpartsforsuchequipment |
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| 93 | 93 | | 2thataresoldorusedinthisstate,theoriginalequipmentmanufacturershall,onfairand |
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| 94 | 94 | | 3reasonableterms,makeavailableto: |
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| 95 | 95 | | 4 (a)Anyindependentrepairprovider;or |
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| 96 | 96 | | 5 (b)Theownerofdigitalelectronicequipmentmanufacturedbyoronbehalfof, |
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| 97 | 97 | | 6orsoldby,theoriginalequipmentmanufacturer, |
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| 98 | 98 | | 7 |
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| 99 | 99 | | 8anydocumentation,parts,andtools,inclusiveofanyupdatestoinformationor |
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| 100 | 100 | | 9embeddedsoftware,forpurposesofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepair.Nothinginthis |
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| 101 | 101 | | HB1618 3 10sectionrequiresanoriginalequipmentmanufacturertomakeavailableapartifthepart |
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| 102 | 102 | | 11isnolongeravailabletotheoriginalequipmentmanager. |
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| 103 | 103 | | 12 (2)Forequipmentthatcontainsanelectronicsecuritylockorothersecurity- |
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| 104 | 104 | | 13relatedfunction,theoriginalequipmentmanufacturershall,onfairandreasonable |
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| 105 | 105 | | 14terms,makeavailableto: |
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| 106 | 106 | | 15 (a)Anyindependentrepairprovider;or |
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| 107 | 107 | | 16 (b)Theownerofdigitalelectronicequipmentmanufacturedbyoronbehalfof, |
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| 108 | 108 | | 17orsoldby,theoriginalequipmentmanufacturer, |
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| 109 | 109 | | 18 |
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| 110 | 110 | | 19anyspecialdocumentation,parts,andtoolsneededtoresetthelockorsecurity-related |
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| 111 | 111 | | 20functionwhendisabledinthecourseofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofthe |
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| 112 | 112 | | 21equipment.Suchdocumentation,parts,andtoolsmaybemadeavailablethrough |
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| 113 | 113 | | 22appropriatesecurereleasesystems. |
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| 114 | 114 | | 23 2.Violationofanyoftheprovisionsofsections407.3000to407.3002isan |
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| 115 | 115 | | 24unlawfulpracticeundertheMerchandisingPracticesAct,sections407.010to407.130. |
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| 116 | 116 | | 25Allremedies,penalties,andauthoritygrantedtotheattorneygeneralundersections |
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| 117 | 117 | | 26407.010to407.130shallbeavailablefortheenforcementofsections407.3000to |
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| 118 | 118 | | 27407.3002. |
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| 119 | 119 | | 28 3.(1)Nothinginsections407.3000to407.3002shallbeconstruedtorequirean |
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| 120 | 120 | | 29originalequipmentmanufacturertodivulgeatradesecrettoanowneroran |
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| 121 | 121 | | 30independentrepairproviderexceptasnecessarytoprovidedocumentation,parts,and |
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| 122 | 122 | | 31toolsonfairandreasonableterms. |
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| 123 | 123 | | 32 (2)Nothinginsections407.3000to407.3002shallbeconstruedtoaltertheterms |
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| 124 | 124 | | 33ofanyarrangementdescribedinsubdivision1ofsubsection2ofsection407.3000thatis |
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| 125 | 125 | | 34inforcebetweenanauthorizedrepairproviderandanoriginalequipment |
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| 126 | 126 | | 35manufacturerincluding,butnotlimitedto,theperformanceorprovisionofwarranty |
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| 127 | 127 | | 36orrecallrepairworkbyanauthorizedrepairprovideronbehalfofanoriginal |
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| 128 | 128 | | 37equipmentmanufacturerpursuanttosucharrangement;exceptthat,anyprovisionin |
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| 129 | 129 | | 38suchtermsthatpurportstowaive,avoid,restrict,orlimittheoriginalequipment |
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| 130 | 130 | | 39manufacturer'sobligationstocomplywithsections407.3000to407.3002shallbevoid |
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| 131 | 131 | | 40andunenforceable. |
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| 132 | 132 | | 41 (3)Nothinginsections407.3000to407.3002shallbeconstruedtorequirean |
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| 133 | 133 | | 42originalequipmentmanufactureroranauthorizedrepairprovidertoprovidetoan |
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| 134 | 134 | | 43ownerorindependentrepairprovideraccesstoinformation,otherthandocumentation, |
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| 135 | 135 | | 44thatisprovidedbytheoriginalequipmentmanufacturertoanauthorizedrepair |
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| 136 | 136 | | 45providerpursuanttothetermsofanarrangementdescribedinsubdivision1of |
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| 137 | 137 | | 46subsection2ofsection407.3000. |
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| 138 | 138 | | HB1618 4 47 4.Nothinginsections407.3000to407.3002appliestoamotorvehicle |
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| 139 | 139 | | 48manufacturer,manufacturerofmotorvehicleequipment,ormotorvehicledealeracting |
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| 140 | 140 | | 49inthatcapacity,ortoanyproductorserviceofamotorvehiclemanufacturer, |
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| 141 | 141 | | 50manufacturerofmotorvehicleequipment,ormotorvehicledealeractinginthat |
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| 142 | 142 | | 51capacity. |
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| 143 | 143 | | 52 5.Theprovisionsofsections407.3000to407.3002shallapplytoanydigital |
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| 144 | 144 | | 53electronicequipmentsoldorinuseonorafterAugust28,2024. |
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| 145 | 145 | | âś” |
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| 146 | 146 | | HB1618 5 |
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