MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 2397

(B)    ALL WORK DONE BY AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
FACILITY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTY WORK, SHALL BE RECORDED
ON AN INVOICE DESCRIBING ALL SERVICE WORK AND PARTS
SUPPLIED. THE INVOICE SHALL CLEARLY STATE IF ANY USED,
REBUILT OR RECONDITIONED PARTS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED, OR IF
A PART OF A COMPONENT SYSTEM SUPPLIED IS COMPOSED OF
REBUILT OR RECONDITIONED PARTS. UPON SIGNING THE
INVOICE, THE CUSTOMER SHALL BE GIVEN A COPY AND A COPY
SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY.

(C)    THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY SHALL RETURN
REPLACED PARTS TO THE CUSTOMER EXCEPT PARTS REQUIRED TO
BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR UNDER A
WARRANTY AGREEMENT OR PARTS DISPOSED OF WITH THE ORAL OR
WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CUSTOMER.

[[5-911.]] 52.

NOTHING IN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBHEADING SHALL
PROHIBIT ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM BRINGING AN INDIVIDUAL CIVIL
ACTION IN LAW OR EQUITY AGAINST ANY AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
FACILITY FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL. ANY
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY USED NOT FIRST BE EXHAUSTED. IN
THE CASE OF ANY SUCCESSFUL ACTION BROUGHT FOR VIOLATION
OF THIS SUBHEADING, THE COURT MAY, WHERE WARRANTED AND IN
ITS SOLE DISCRETION, AWARD THE INDIVIDUAL THE COSTS OF
THE ACTION. [[TOGETHER WITH REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES,
AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT. HOWEVER, NO PLAINTIFF MAY
RECOVER ATTORNEY'S FEES UNDER THIS SECTION FOR TIME OR
EFFORT EXPENDED AFTER THE DEFENDANT MAKES A REASONABLE
AND TIMELY OFFER IN SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE, AND UNLESS
PLAINTIFF FIRST SOUGHT TO UTILIZE ANY INFORMAL DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT MECHANISM WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY
THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY.]]

SECTION [[3]] 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That
this Act shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.

CHAPTER 696
(House Bill 6)
AN ACT concerning

Police Training Commission and Schools

FOR the purpose of requiring all deputy sheriffs[[,
except in Baltimore City,]] to attend an approved