Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3221 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2022

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
HOUSE BILL 3221 	By: Roberts (Dustin) 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 
2021, Section 596.11, which relates to dealer 
prohibited acts; prohibiting dealers from charging 
certain fees; and providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 596.11, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 596.11 A.  A dealer shall not do any of the following: 
1.  If a transient c ustomer requests service work on a 
recreational vehicle of a line -make that the dealer is authorized to 
display and sell, fail to perform any warranty service work 
authorized by a warrantor in a reasonably competent a nd timely 
manner if failure to make suc h repairs would result in a safety 
related issue or might render the recreational vehicle unusable; 
2.  Make a fraudulent warranty claim to a warranto r; or 
3.  Misrepresent the terms of any warranty; or 
4.  Charge consumers predelivery inspection (PD I) fees.   
 
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B.  A dealer shall indemnify a warrantor for any money paid or 
costs incurred by a warrantor in connection with a claim or cause of 
action asserted against the warrantor to the ext ent that payment or 
costs incurred are based on the negligence or intenti onal misconduct 
of the dealer.  A dealer shall not limit the obligation to indemnify 
described in this subsection by agreement with the warrantor.  The 
warrantor shall provide a deale r with a copy of any claim or 
complaint in which an allegation described in this subsection is 
made within ten (10) days after receiving the claim or complaint. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 
 
58-2-9434 JBH 01/04/22