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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.2800
33 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESEITZ.
55 5548H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter407,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheuseofcertain
88 digitalelectronicequipment,withapenaltyprovision.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter407,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection407.645,toreadasfollows:
1212 407.645.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1313 2 (1)"Authorizedrepairprovider",anindividualorbusinesswhohasan
1414 3arrangementwiththeoriginalequipmentmanufacturerunderwhichtheoriginal
1515 4equipmentmanufacturergrantstotheindividualorbusinessalicensetouseatrade
1616 5name,servicemark,orotherproprietaryidentifierforthepurposesofofferingthe
1717 6servicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofamotorcycleunderthenameofthe
1818 7originalequipmentmanufacturer,orotherarrangementwiththeoriginalequipment
1919 8manufacturertooffersuchservicesonbehalfoftheoriginalequipmentmanufacturer.
2020 9Anoriginalequipmentmanufacturerwhoofferstheservicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,
2121 10orrepairofitsownmotorcycleandwhodoesnothaveanarrangementwithan
2222 11unaffiliatedindividualorbusinessshallbeconsideredanauthorizedrepairprovider
2323 12withrespecttomotorcycles;
2424 13 (2)"Documentation",anymanual,diagram,reportingoutput,servicecode
2525 14description,schematicdiagram,securitycodes,passwords,orotherguidanceor
2626 15informationusedineffectingtheservicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofa
2727 16motorcycle;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (3)"Fairandreasonableterms",makingavailableparts,tools,or
3030 18documentationasfollows:
3131 19 (a)Thatdocumentationismadeavailablebytheoriginalequipment
3232 20manufactureratnocharge,exceptwhenthedocumentationisrequestedinphysical
3333 21printedform,achargemaybeincludedforthereasonable,actualcostsofpreparing
3434 22andsendingthecopy;
3535 23 (b)Thattoolsaremadeavailablebytheoriginalequipmentmanufactureratno
3636 24chargeandwithoutrequiringauthorizationorinternetaccessforuseoroperationofthe
3737 25tool,orimposingimpedimentstoaccessoruseofthetoolstodiagnose,maintain,or
3838 26repairandenablefullfunctionalityofdigitalmotorcycleequipment,orinamannerthat
3939 27impairstheefficientandcost-effectiveperformanceofanysuchdiagnosis,maintenance,
4040 28orrepair,exceptthatwhenthetoolisrequestedinphysicalform,achargemaybe
4141 29includedforthereasonable,actualcostsofpreparingandsendingthetool;and
4242 30 (c)Thatpartsaremadeavailablebytheoriginalequipmentmanufacturer,
4343 31eitherdirectlyorthroughanauthorizedrepairprovider,toindependentrepair
4444 32providersandownersatcostsandtermsthatareequivalenttothemostfavorablecosts
4545 33andtermsunderwhichanoriginalequipmentmanufactureroffersthepartstoan
4646 34authorizedrepairproviderandthat:
4747 35 a.Accountsforanydiscount,rebate,convenient,andtimelymeansofdelivery;
4848 36meansofenablingfullyrestoredandupdatedfunctionality,rightsofuse,orother
4949 37incentiveandpreferencetheoriginalmanufacturerofferstoanauthorizedrepair
5050 38provider;oranyadditionalcost,burden,orimpedimenttheoriginalequipment
5151 39manufacturerimposesonanownerorindependentrepairprovider;
5252 40 b.Isnotconditionedonorimposingasubstantialobligationorrestrictionthatis
5353 41notreasonablynecessaryforenablingtheownerorindependentrepairproviderto
5454 42engageinthediagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofequipmentmadebyoronbehalfof
5555 43theoriginalequipmentmanufacturer;and
5656 44 c.Isnotconditionedonanarrangementwiththeoriginalequipment
5757 45manufacturer;
5858 46 (4)"Independentrepairprovider",anindividualorbusinessoperatinginthis
5959 47statethatisunaffiliatedwithanoriginalequipmentmanufacturerthatisengagedinthe
6060 48servicesofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofmotorcycles;
6161 49 (5)"Motorcycle",amotorvehicleoperatedononlytwowheels;however,this
6262 50definitionshallnotincludemotorizedbicyclesorelectricbicyclesassuchtermsare
6363 51definedinsection301.010;
6464 HB2800 2 52 (6)"Originalequipmentmanufacturer",abusinessengagedinthebusinessof
6565 53selling,leasing,orotherwisesupplyingnewmotorcyclesmanufacturedby,oronbehalf
6666 54ofitself,toanyindividualorbusiness;
6767 55 (7)"Owner",anindividualorbusinessthatownsorleasesamotorcycle
6868 56purchasedorusedinthisstate;
6969 57 (8)"Part",anyreplacementpart,eitherneworused,madeavailablebyan
7070 58originalequipmentmanufacturerforpurposesofeffectingtheservicesofmaintenance
7171 59orrepairofamotorcyclemanufacturedbyoronbehalfof,sold,orotherwisesupplied
7272 60bytheoriginalequipmentmanufacturer;
7373 61 (9)"Tool",anysoftwareprogram,hardwareimplement,orotherapparatus
7474 62usedfordiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofamotorcycle,includingsoftwareorother
7575 63mechanismsthatprovision,program,orpairanewpart,calibratefunctionality,or
7676 64performanyotherfunctionrequiredtobringtheproductbacktofullyfunctional
7777 65condition,includinganyupdates;
7878 66 (10)"Tradesecret",thesamemeaningassuchtermisdefinedinsection417.453.
7979 67 2.(1)Formotorcyclesandpartsformotorcyclesthataresoldorusedinthis
8080 68state,anoriginalequipmentmanufacturershallmakeavailabletoanyindependent
8181 69repairproviderandownerofamotorcyclemanufacturedbyoronbehalfof,orsoldby
8282 70suchoriginalequipmentmanufacturer,onfairandreasonableterms,any
8383 71documentation,parts,andtoolsrequiredforthediagnosis,maintenance,orrepairof
8484 72suchamotorcycleandpartsforthemotorcycle,inclusiveofanyupdatestoinformation.
8585 73Thedocumentation,parts,andtoolsshallbemadeavailableeitherdirectlybythe
8686 74originalequipmentmanufacturerorviaanauthorizedrepairprovider.
8787 75 (2)Forequipmentthatcontainsamotorcyclesecuritylockorothersecurity-
8888 76relatedfunction,theoriginalequipmentmanufacturershallmakeavailabletoany
8989 77ownerandindependentrepairprovider,onfairandreasonableterms,anyspecial
9090 78documentation,tools,andpartsneededtoaccessandresetthelockorfunctionwhen
9191 79disabledinthecourseofdiagnosis,maintenance,orrepairofthemotorcycle.The
9292 80documentation,tools,andpartsmaybemadeavailablethroughappropriatesecure-
9393 81releasesystems.
9494 82 3.Withrespecttoequipmentthatcontainsanelectronicsecuritylockorother
9595 83security-relatedfunction,amanufacturershall,withfairandreasonabletermsand
9696 84costs,makeavailabletoindependentrepairprovidersandownersanydocumentation,
9797 85parts,embeddedsoftware,firmware,ortools,or,withownerauthorization,dataneeded
9898 86toresetthelockorfunctionwhendisabledinthecourseofprovidingservices.The
9999 87manufacturermaymakethedocumentation,parts,embeddedsoftware,firmware,
100100 HB2800 3 88ortools,or,withownerauthorization,dataavailabletoindependentrepairproviders
101101 89andownersthroughappropriatesecurereleasesystems.
102102 90 4.Violationofthissectionisanunlawfulpracticeundersections407.010to
103103 91407.130ofthemerchandisingpracticesact.Allremedies,penalties,andauthority
104104 92grantedtotheattorneygeneralundersections407.010to407.130shallbeavailablefor
105105 93theenforcementofthissection.
106106 94 5.(1)Nothinginthissectionshallrequireanoriginalequipmentmanufacturer
107107 95todivulgeanytradesecrettoanyownerorindependentserviceprovider.
108108 96 (2)Nothinginthissectionshallalterthetermsofanyarrangementinforce
109109 97betweenanauthorizedrepairproviderandanoriginalequipmentmanufacturer
110110 98including,butnotlimitedto,theperformanceorprovisionofwarrantyorrecallrepair
111111 99workbyanauthorizedrepairprovideronbehalfofanoriginalequipment
112112 100manufacturerandpursuanttosucharrangement,exceptthatanyprovisioninthe
113113 101termsthatpurportstowaive,avoid,restrict,orlimittheoriginalequipment
114114 102manufacturer'sobligationstocomplywiththissectionshallbevoidandunenforceable.
115115 103 (3)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequireamanufacturertomake
116116 104availablespecialdocumentation,tools,andpartsthatwoulddisableoroverride
117117 105antitheftsecuritymeasuressetbytheowneroftheproductwithouttheowner's
118118 106authorization.
119119 107 (4)Nooriginalequipmentmanufacturerorauthorizedrepairprovidershallbe
120120 108liableforanydamageorinjurycausedtoanymotorcyclebyanindependentrepair
121121 109providerorownerwhichoccursduringthecourseofrepair,diagnosis,ormaintenance.
122122 110 6.Thissectionshallapplywithrespecttomotorcyclessoldorinuseonorafter
123123 111January1,2025.
124124 112 7.TheenactmentofthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveJanuary1,2025.
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