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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 786

may not affect any new motor vehicle purchased or delivered
prior to this Act's effective date; exempting a certain kind
of purchase from this subtitle; and generally relating to
warranties and the enforcement of warranties for new motor
vehicles.

BY adding to

Article - Commercial Law

Section 14-1401 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 14.
Motor Vehicle Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1983 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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SUBTITLE 14. MOTOR VEHICLE AUTOMOTIVE WARRANTY ENFORCEMENT ACT

14-1401.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2)  "CONSUMER" MEANS:

(I)  THE PURCHASER, OTHER THAN FOR PURPOSES OF
RESALE, OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUBJECT TO A MANUFACTURER'S EXPRESS
WARRANTY;

(II)  ANY PERSON TO WHOM A MOTOR VEHICLE SUBJECT
TO A MANUFACTURER'S EXPRESS WARRANTY IS TRANSFERRED DURING THE
DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO SUCH MOTOR
VEHICLE; OR

(III)  ANY OTHER PERSON ENTITLED BY THE TERMS OF
A MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S EXPRESS WARRANTY TO ENFORCE THE
OBLIGATIONS OF THE WARRANTY.

(3) (I) "MOTOR VEHICLE" MEANS A VEHICLE THAT IS
REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AS A:

(I) 1. CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE;

(II) 2. CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A 3/4 TON
OR LESS MANUFACTURER'S RATED CAPACITY . ; OR

3. CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE) VEHICLE; AND

(II) "MOTOR VEHICLE" DOES NOT INCLUDE A MOTOR
HOME. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION, THE MOTOR
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROMULGATE A REGULATION DEFINING A
MOTOR HOME.