Assembly Bill No. 223–Assemblymen Atkinson, Chowning, Pierce, Parks, Christensen, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Buckley, Carpenter, Claborn, Conklin, Geddes, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Hardy, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Oceguera, Perkins, Sherer and Williams

 

March 3, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Requires certain vehicle dealers to provide copies of certain documents translated into Spanish for viewing by purchaser or prospective purchaser of motor vehicle under certain circumstances. (BDR 43‑941)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring certain vehicle dealers to provide copies of certain documents translated into Spanish for viewing by a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1.  Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  Each vehicle dealer who advertises that the Spanish

1-4  language is spoken at his place of business or who conducts

1-5  business by communicating in Spanish with a purchaser or

1-6  prospective purchaser regarding the potential purchase of a motor

1-7  vehicle shall:

2-1  (a) Arrange for or otherwise cause the translation into

2-2  Spanish of copies of all sales forms that the vehicle dealer uses on

2-3  a regular basis;

2-4  (b) Upon the request of a purchaser or prospective purchaser

2-5  of a motor vehicle with whom the vehicle dealer or his agent is

2-6  communicating or has communicated in Spanish as a part of the

2-7  preliminary discussions and negotiations regarding the purchase

2-8  or potential purchase of the vehicle, allow the purchaser or

2-9  prospective purchaser to view the copies described in paragraph

2-10  (a); and

2-11      (c) At each place of business, post in a conspicuous location a

2-12  legible sign written in Spanish, in not less than 48-point type,

2-13  advising purchasers and prospective purchasers of motor vehicles

2-14  of their right to view the copies described in paragraph (a) under

2-15  the circumstances described in paragraph (b).

2-16      2.  The Director shall adopt regulations to carry out the

2-17  requirements of this section in a uniform and orderly manner.

2-18      3.  As used in this section, “sales form” means any document

2-19  that:

2-20      (a) A vehicle dealer uses to reduce to writing an agreement or

2-21  contract, or an aspect thereof, for the sale of a motor vehicle by

2-22  the vehicle dealer to a private person; and

2-23      (b) The purchaser of the motor vehicle is required to sign, or

2-24  otherwise agree to, before the vehicle dealer turns over control of

2-25  the motor vehicle to the purchaser.

2-26      Sec. 2.  NRS 482.36414 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-27      482.36414  A person who assumes operation of a franchise

2-28  pursuant to NRS 482.36396 to 482.36414, inclusive, must be

2-29  licensed as a dealer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.318 to

2-30  482.363, inclusive[.] , and section 1 of this act.

2-31      Sec. 3.  The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles

2-32  shall adopt the regulations required by section 1 of this act on or

2-33  before January 1, 2004.

2-34      Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval

2-35  for the purpose of adopting regulations by the Director of the

2-36  Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the provisions of section

2-37  1 of this act and on July 1, 2004, for all other purposes.

 

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