SF0098 • 2013

Motor vehicle-lemon law.

AN ACT relating to trade practices; providing for extension of time based on force majeure provisions in new motor vehicle warranty requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Perkins
Last action: 2013-02-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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SF0098SS001

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCHIFFER

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Bill History

2013-02-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-14 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0017
2013-02-11 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0017
2013-02-11 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0017
2013-02-11 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0017
2013-02-11 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-08 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-07 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-05 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-05 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-02-01 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-31 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-30 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-29 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-28 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-28 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-28 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-21 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0098
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0305
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0017

Chapter No.:
CH0017

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Perkins

Catch Title:
Motor vehicle-lemon law.

Subject:
Force majeure provisions in the motor vehicle lemon
law.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, it is presumed that a reasonable
number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to express
warranty if within one (1) year following the original delivery of the motor
vehicle to the consumer:

(i) The same nonconformity has been subject to repair
more than three (3) times by the manufacturer, its agents or its authorized
dealers and the same nonconformity continues to exist; or

(ii) The vehicle is out of service due to repair for a
cumulative total of thirty (30) business days.

This act extends those time periods by any period of
time during which the vehicle could not reasonably be repaired due to war,
invasion, act of terror, civil unrest, strike, fire, flood or natural disaster.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0098

ENROLLED ACT NO. 17, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
trade practices; providing
for extension of time based on
force majeure provisions in new motor vehicle warranty requirements;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 40
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17
‑
101
by creating a new subsection
(j)
and by renumbering (j) as (k)
is amended to read:

40
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17
‑
101.

Definitions; express warranties; duty to make warranty repairs.

(j)

Any

period of time
provided
in subsection

(d) of this section shall be extended by any period of time during which the vehicle could not reasonably be repaired due to war, invasion, act of terror, civil unrest, strike, fire, flood or natural disaster.

(j)
(k)

Any consumer injured by a violation of this section may bring a civil action to enforce this section and may recover reasonable attorney's fees from the manufacturer who issued the express warranty.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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