2016 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle VI - Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs
Part C - Information, Standards, and Requirements
Chapter 325 - Bumper Standards
Sec. 32508 - Civil actions by owners of passenger motor vehicles
| 49 U.S.C. § 32508 (2016) | ||||||
| §32508. Civil actions by owners of passenger motor vehicles | ||||||
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When an owner of a passenger motor vehicle sustains damages as a result of a motor vehicle accident because the vehicle did not comply with a standard prescribed under section 32502 of this title, the owner may bring a civil action against the manufacturer to recover the damages. The action may be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the owner resides. The action must be brought not later than 3 years after the date of the accident. The court shall award costs and a reasonable attorney's fee to the owner when a judgment is entered for the owner. |
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(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1047.) |
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The words "applicable Federal" are omitted as surplus. The words "when a judgment is entered for the owner" are substituted for "in the case of any such successful action to recover that amount" to eliminate unnecessary words. |
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| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION | ||||||
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| Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE VI - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS PART C - INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 325 - BUMPER STANDARDS Sec. 32508 - Civil actions by owners of passenger motor vehicles |
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| 86 Stat. 955 108 Stat. 1047 |
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| Public Law 92-513, Public Law 103-272 |
