| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.2475 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHOVIS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 5038H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter407,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingtoproductrepair |
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| 8 | 8 | | requirements,withapenaltyprovision. |
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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 | | 2knownassections407.652and407.653,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 407.652.Asusedinthissectionandsection407.653,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Authorizedrepairprovider",anindividualwhoorabusinessthathasan |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3oralorwrittenarrangementforadefiniteorindefiniteperiodinwhichamanufacturer |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4ordistributortransferstoaseparatebusinessorganizationorindividuallicenseethe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5righttouseatradename,servicemark,orotherproprietaryidentifierforthepurposes |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6ofofferingdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairservicesunderthenameofthe |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7manufacturer.Amanufacturerthatoffersdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairservices |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8foritsproductandthatdoesnothaveanarrangementwithanindividualorbusiness |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9describedinthissubdivisionshallbeconsideredanauthorizedrepairprovider; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 (2)"Constructionmachinery",anymobileheavyequipmentorheavy |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11machinerydesignedforconstructionorearthworktasks; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (3)"Documentation",manuals,diagrams,reportingoutput,schematic |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13diagrams,servicecodedescriptions,orotherinformationprovidedtotheauthorized |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14repairproviderforthepurposesofdiagnosis,maintenance,repair,orrefurbishment; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (4)"Embeddedsoftware",programmableinstructionsprovidedonfirmware |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16deliveredwithcertainproductsorpartsforthepurposesofproductoperation, |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17includingallrelevantsafety,security,anddefectpatchesandfixesmadebythe |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18manufacturerforthispurpose."Embeddedsoftware"shallincludeallsoftwarethat |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19meetsthisdefinitionregardlessofnameincluding,butnotlimitedto,assemblycode, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20basicinternaloperatingsystem,internaloperatingsystem,machinecode,microcode, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21androotcode; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (5)"Fairandreasonableterms",anequitablepriceinlightofrelevantfactors |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23including,butnotlimitedto: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (a)Thenetcosttoanauthorizedrepairproviderforsimilarparts, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25documentation,ortoolsobtainedfrommanufacturers,lessanydiscounts,rebates,or |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26otherincentiveprograms; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 (b)Thecosttothemanufacturerforpreparinganddistributingthepartsor |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28product,excludinganyresearchanddevelopmentcostsincurredindesigningand |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29implementing,upgrading,oralteringtheproduct,butincludingamortizedcapitalcosts |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30forthepreparationanddistributionoftheparts;and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (c)Thepricechargedbyothermanufacturersforsimilarpartsorproducts. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33Fordocumentationincluding,butnotlimitedto,softwareupdates,"fairandreasonable |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34terms"shallmeanatnocharge,exceptifdocumentationisrequestedinprintedform, |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35themanufacturermaychargeforreasonablecostsofpreparingandsendingthe |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36documentation.Forsoftwaretools,"fairandreasonableterms"shallmeanatno |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37chargeandwithoutrequiringauthorization,withoutrequiringinternetaccess,and |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38withoutimpedingaccessoruseoftheproduct; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 (6)"Farmmachinery",anymobileequipmentormachineryincluding,butnot |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40limitedto,tractors,trailers,combines,tillageimplements,balers,unmannedaircraft |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41systems,off-roadvehicles,andotherequipment,includingattachmentsandrepairparts |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42thereof,usedintheplanting,cultivating,irrigating,harvesting,orranchingof |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43agriculturalproducts,excludingself-propelledmachinesdesignedprimarilyforthe |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44transportationofpersonsorpropertyonastreetorhighway; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (7)"Forestrymachinery",anymobileequipmentormachineryincluding,but |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46notlimitedto,skidders,delimbers,logloaders,andotherequipment,including |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47attachmentsandrepairpartsthereof,usedinaforestforloggingandotherforestry |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48purposes; |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 (8)"Independentrepairprovider",anindividualorbusinessoperatinginthe |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50statethatisnotaffiliatedwithamanufactureroramanufacturer'sauthorizeddealerof |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51aproductbutisengagedinthediagnosis,service,maintenance,orrepairofproducts.A |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52manufacturer'sauthorizeddealershallbeconsideredanindependentrepairproviderif |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53thedealerengagesinthediagnosis,service,maintenance,orrepairofaproductthatis |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54notaffiliatedwiththemanufacturer; |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB2475 2 55 (9)"Manufacturer",anindividualwhoorabusinessthat,intheordinarycourse |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56ofbusiness,isengagedinsellingorleasingnewproductstoconsumersorotherend |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57usersandisengagedinthediagnosis,service,maintenance,orrepairofthatproduct; |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58 (10)"Owner",anindividualwhoorabusinessthatlawfullyacquiresaproduct |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59purchasedorusedinthestate; |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60 (11)"Product",anyfarmmachinery,constructionmachinery,orforestry |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61machinery,regardlessofthedatepurchased,whosefunctioningdepends,inwholeorin |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62part,onembeddedorattacheddigitalelectronics; |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (12)"Remotediagnostics",aremotedatatransferfunctionbetweencertain |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64productsandaproviderofrepairservices,includingforpurposesofremotediagnostics, |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65settingscontrols,orlocationidentification; |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66 (13)"Serviceparts",replacementparts,eitherneworused,madeavailableby |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67themanufacturertoanauthorizedrepairproviderforthepurposesofrepair; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (14)"Tools",anysoftwareprogram,hardwareimplement,orotherapparatus |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69usedfordiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofaproductincluding,butnotlimitedto, |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70softwareorothermechanismsthatprovision,program,orpairanewpart,calibrate |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71functionality,orperformafunctionrequiredtobringtheproductbacktofully |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72functionalcondition; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 (15)"Tradesecret",anythingtangible,intangible,orelectronicallystoredor |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74keptthatconstitutes,represents,evidences,orrecordsintellectualpropertyincluding, |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75butnotlimitedto: |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 (a)Secretorconfidentiallyhelddesigns,processes,procedures,formulas, |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77inventions,orimprovements; |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78 (b)Secretorconfidentiallyheldscientific,technical,merchandising,production, |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79financial,business,ormanagementinformation;or |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80 (c)Any"tradesecret"asthattermisdefinedunderparagraph(3)of18U.S.C. |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81Section1839. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 407.653.1.Ownersofproductspurchasedorusedinthisstateandindependent |
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| 95 | 95 | | 2repairprovidersshallhavetherightto: |
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| 96 | 96 | | 3 (1)Accessthesamediagnosticandrepairinformationofproductsmanufactured |
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| 97 | 97 | | 4bythemanufacturerasthemanufacturermakesavailabletoauthorizedrepair |
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| 98 | 98 | | 5providers.Suchinformationshallbeprovidedinthesamemannerandtimeas |
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| 99 | 99 | | 6providedtoauthorizedrepairproviders.Suchinformationshallinclude,butnotbe |
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| 100 | 100 | | 7limitedto,repairtechnicalupdates,diagnosticsoftware,serviceaccesspasswords, |
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| 101 | 101 | | 8updatesandcorrectionstofirmware,andrelateddocumentation; |
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| 102 | 102 | | 9 (2)Purchaseserviceparts,documentation,andtoolsavailableuponfairand |
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| 103 | 103 | | 10reasonableterms.Suchservicepartsshallbemadeavailableinthesamemannerand |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB2475 3 11timeasgiventoauthorizedrepairproviders.Suchservicepartsshallincludeupdatesto |
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| 105 | 105 | | 12firmwareofparts;and |
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| 106 | 106 | | 13 (3)Uponthepurchaseoracquisitionofaproduct,receiveadisclosureofany |
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| 107 | 107 | | 14changesormodificationsmadetotheproductbypreviousowners. |
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| 108 | 108 | | 15 |
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| 109 | 109 | | 16Nothinginthissectionshallrequirethemanufacturertosellservicepartsiftheservice |
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| 110 | 110 | | 17partsarenolongeravailabletothemanufacturerortheauthorizedrepairchannelof |
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| 111 | 111 | | 18themanufacturer. |
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| 112 | 112 | | 19 2.Anauthorizedrepairprovidershallhavetherighttopurchasediagnostic, |
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| 113 | 113 | | 20service,orrepairinformationofaproductinaformatstandardizedwithother |
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| 114 | 114 | | 21manufacturersinsteadofaproprietaryformatfromamanufacturerifthe |
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| 115 | 115 | | 22manufacturersellsdiagnostic,service,orrepairinformationtoindependentrepair |
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| 116 | 116 | | 23providersorthird-partyprovidersinsuchastandardizedformatorifthemanufacturer |
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| 117 | 117 | | 24offerstermsandconditionsmorefavorabletoindependentrepairprovidersorthird- |
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| 118 | 118 | | 25partyprovidersthanthemannerandthetermsandconditionsthatareavailabletoan |
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| 119 | 119 | | 26authorizedrepairprovider.However,thissubsectionshallnotapplyiftheproprietary |
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| 120 | 120 | | 27formatincludesdiagnostic,service,repair,ordealershipoperationsinformationor |
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| 121 | 121 | | 28functionalitynotavailableinastandardizedformat. |
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| 122 | 122 | | 29 3.Ownersandindependentrepairprovidersshallhavetherighttopurchase |
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| 123 | 123 | | 30frommanufacturersofproductssoldorusedinthisstatealldiagnosticrepairtools, |
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| 124 | 124 | | 31incorporatingthesamediagnosticrepairandremotediagnosticcapabilitiesthatthe |
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| 125 | 125 | | 32manufacturermakesavailabletoitsownrepairorengineeringstafforanyauthorized |
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| 126 | 126 | | 33repairproviders,onfairandreasonableterms. |
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| 127 | 127 | | 34 4.Forequipmentthatcontainsanelectronicsecuritylockorothersecurity- |
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| 128 | 128 | | 35relatedfunction,themanufacturershallmakeavailabletoownersandindependent |
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| 129 | 129 | | 36repairproviders,onfairandreasonableterms,anyspecialdocumentation,tools,and |
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| 130 | 130 | | 37partsneededtodisablethelockorfunctionandtoresetitwhendisabledinthecourseof |
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| 131 | 131 | | 38diagnosis,maintenance,orrepairoftheequipment.Thedocumentation,tools,and |
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| 132 | 132 | | 39partsmaybemadeavailablethroughanappropriatesecuresystem. |
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| 133 | 133 | | 40 5.Manufacturersthatproviderepairinformationtoaftermarkettools, |
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| 134 | 134 | | 41diagnostics,orthird-partyserviceinformationpublicationsandsystemshavefully |
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| 135 | 135 | | 42satisfiedtheirobligationsunderthissectionandthereafterarenotresponsibleforthe |
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| 136 | 136 | | 43contentandfunctionalityofaftermarketdiagnostictoolsorserviceinformationsystems. |
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| 137 | 137 | | 44 6.Ifamanufacturerhasmadeanexpresswarrantywithrespecttoaproduct |
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| 138 | 138 | | 45andthewholesalepriceoftheequipmentisonehundreddollarsormore,the |
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| 139 | 139 | | 46manufacturershallprovidetheparts,tools,anddocumentationneededtorepairthe |
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| 140 | 140 | | HB2475 4 47productduringthewarrantyperiodatanequitableprice,withconvenientdelivery,and |
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| 141 | 141 | | 48withanenabledfunctionality,considering: |
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| 142 | 142 | | 49 (1)Theactualcosttothemanufacturertoprepareanddistributethepart,tool, |
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| 143 | 143 | | 50ordocumentation,exclusiveofanyresearchanddevelopmentcostsincurred; |
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| 144 | 144 | | 51 (2)Theabilityofownersorindependentrepairproviderstoaffordthepart,tool, |
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| 145 | 145 | | 52ordocumentation;and |
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| 146 | 146 | | 53 (3)Themeansbywhichthepart,tool,ordocumentationisdistributed. |
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| 147 | 147 | | 54 7.Manufacturersofproductssoldorusedinthestateforthepurposesof |
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| 148 | 148 | | 55providingsecurity-relatedfunctionsshallnotexcludediagnostic,service,orrepair |
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| 149 | 149 | | 56informationnecessarytoresetasecurity-relatedelectronicfunctionfrominformation |
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| 150 | 150 | | 57providedtoownersandindependentrepairproviders.Ifnecessaryforsecurity |
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| 151 | 151 | | 58purposes,manufacturersshallprovideinformationnecessarytoresetandunlocksystem |
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| 152 | 152 | | 59orsecurity-relatedelectronicmodulestoownersandindependentrepairproviders |
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| 153 | 153 | | 60throughanappropriatesecuredatareleasesystem. |
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| 154 | 154 | | 61 8.Nothinginthissectionshallrequirethemanufacturertodivulgeatradesecret |
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| 155 | 155 | | 62toanownerortoanindependentrepairprovider,exceptasnecessarytoprovide |
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| 156 | 156 | | 63documentation,parts,andtoolsonfairandreasonableterms. |
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| 157 | 157 | | 64 9.Notwithstandinganylaworruletothecontrary,thissectionshallnotberead, |
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| 158 | 158 | | 65interpreted,orconstruedtoabrogate,interferewith,contradict,oralterthetermsofan |
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| 159 | 159 | | 66agreementexecutedbetweenanauthorizedrepairproviderandamanufacturer |
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| 160 | 160 | | 67including,butnotlimitedto,performingwarrantyorrecallrepairworkbyan |
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| 161 | 161 | | 68authorizedrepairprovideronbehalfofamanufacturerpursuanttotheauthorized |
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| 162 | 162 | | 69repairagreement.Exceptinthecaseofadisputearisingbetweenamanufacturerand |
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| 163 | 163 | | 70itsauthorizedrepairproviderrelatedtoeitherparty'scompliancewithanexisting |
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| 164 | 164 | | 71repairagreement,anauthorizedrepairprovidershallhavealltherightsandremedies |
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| 165 | 165 | | 72providedinthissection. |
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| 166 | 166 | | 73 10.Thissectionshallnotrequiremanufacturersorauthorizedrepairproviders |
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| 167 | 167 | | 74toprovideanownerorindependentrepairprovideraccesstonondiagnosticand |
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| 168 | 168 | | 75nonrepairinformationprovidedbyamanufacturertoanauthorizedrepairprovider |
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| 169 | 169 | | 76undertheagreementbetweenthemanufacturerandtheauthorizedrepairprovider. |
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| 170 | 170 | | 77 11.(1)Anindependentrepairproviderorownerwhobelievesthata |
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| 171 | 171 | | 78manufacturerhasfailedtoprovideinformationincluding,butnotlimitedto, |
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| 172 | 172 | | 79documentation,updatestofirmware,safetyandsecuritycorrections,diagnostics, |
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| 173 | 173 | | 80documentation,oratoolrequiredbythissectionshallnotifythemanufacturerin |
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| 174 | 174 | | 81writingandgivethemanufacturerthirtydaysfromthedatethemanufacturerreceives |
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| 175 | 175 | | 82thecomplainttocurethefailure.Ifthemanufacturercuresthecomplaintwithinthirty |
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| 176 | 176 | | 83days,damagesarelimitedtoactualdamagesinanysubsequentlitigation. |
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| 177 | 177 | | HB2475 5 84 (2)Ifthemanufacturerfailstorespondinatimelymannertothenotice |
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| 178 | 178 | | 85describedundersubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionorifanindependentrepairprovider |
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| 179 | 179 | | 86oranownerisnotsatisfiedwiththemanufacturer'scure,theindependentrepair |
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| 180 | 180 | | 87providerortheownermayfileacomplaintindistrictcourt.Thecomplaintshall |
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| 181 | 181 | | 88include: |
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| 182 | 182 | | 89 (a)Writteninformationconfirmingthatthecomplainantattemptedtoacquire |
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| 183 | 183 | | 90anduse,throughthethen-availablestandardsupportfunctionprovidedbythe |
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| 184 | 184 | | 91manufacturer,allrelevantdiagnostics,tools,serviceparts,documentation,andupdates |
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| 185 | 185 | | 92toembeddedsoftware,includingcommunicationwithcustomerassistanceviathe |
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| 186 | 186 | | 93manufacturer'sthen-standardprocess,ifmadeavailablebythemanufacturer;and |
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| 187 | 187 | | 94 (b)Evidenceofmanufacturernotificationasrequiredinsubdivision(1)ofthis |
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| 188 | 188 | | 95subsection. |
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| 189 | 189 | | 96 12.Nomanufacturershallberequiredtoprovideanyinformationorservice |
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| 190 | 190 | | 97partsundersubsection1ofthissectioniftheproductforwhichtheinformationor |
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| 191 | 191 | | 98servicepartsaresoughtisunderavalidwarrantyforrepairorreplacementofthe |
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| 192 | 192 | | 99product. |
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| 193 | 193 | | 100 13.Theattorneygeneralshallenforcethissection.Eachviolationofthissection |
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| 194 | 194 | | 101shallbepunishablebyaten-thousand-dollarfine,whichshallbedistributedtoschools |
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| 195 | 195 | | 102underArticleIX,Section7oftheConstitutionofMissouri. |
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| 196 | 196 | | âś” |
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| 197 | 197 | | HB2475 6 |
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