WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 436

MANUFACTURE, INSTALLATION, SUPPLYING,
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.

OR REPAIR OF A SEAT BELT

(3) (I) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE
CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE RIGHT OF A PERSON TO INSTITUTE A CIVIL
ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST A DEALER, MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR,
FACTORY BRANCH, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE ENTITY ARISING OUT OF AN
INCIDENT THAT INVOLVES A DEFECTIVELY INSTALLED OR DEFECTIVELY
OPERATING SEAT BELT.

(II) IN A CIVIL ACTION IN WHICH 2 OR MORE
PARTIES ARE NAMED AS JOINT TORT-FEASORS, INTERPLEADED AS
DEFENDANTS, OR IMPLEADED AS DEFENDANTS, AND 1 OF THE JOINT
TORT-FEASORS OR DEFENDANTS IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN,
MANUFACTURE, INSTALLATION, SUPPLYING, OR REPAIR OF A SEAT BELT, A
COURT SHALL ORDER SEPARATE TRIALS TO ACCOMPLISH THE ENDS OF
JUSTICE ON A MOTION OF ANY PARTY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 4 36

(House Bill 761)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Dealers, Manufacturers, and
Distributors - Licenses

FOR the purpose of providing that certain provisions of law
relating to the licensing of dealers in new vehicles and the
licensing of manufacturers and distributors as dealers do
not apply to the successors and assigns of certain
dealerships that were being operated on a certain date; and
generally relating to the licensing of dealers,
manufacturers, and distributors.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Chapter 675 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1986
Section 1

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 675 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1986

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