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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-53 - The 2010 Automobile Airbag Fraud Prevention Act
Section 31-53-7 - Sale or trade of motor vehicle with an inoperable airbag.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 31-53-7 (2017)
§ 31-53-7. Sale or trade of motor vehicle with an inoperable airbag.
(a) Any person selling or trading a motor vehicle who has actual knowledge that the motor vehicle's airbag is inoperable shall notify the buyer or the person acquiring the trade, in writing, that the airbag is inoperable.
(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section commits both a deceptive trade practice and a felony, and shall be subject to the to the penalties set forth in chapter 6-13.1 for the deceptive trade practice, and also subject to the penalties set forth in subsection 31-53-4(c) and/or (d), as appropriate.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2010, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 319, § 1.)
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