PRINTER'S NO. 2526
No. 1910 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY FOX, LAUGHLIN, BURNS, HALUSKA, McCLATCHY,
KUKOVICH, DURHAM, ACOSTA, MRKONIC, MICHLOVIC, WOZNIAK, ITKIN,
NAHILL, J. L. WRIGHT, VROON, STABACK, MORRIS, GEIST,
MAYERNIK, GANNON, SEMMEL, CLYMER, J. TAYLOR, SAURMAN, DeLUCA,
MACKOWSKI, LEVDANSKY, LASHINGER, McVERRY, DISTLER, TIGUE,
CIVERA, NOYE, MAIALE, E. Z. TAYLOR, HERSHEY, BUNT,
AFFLERBACH, BATTISTO, FISCHER, KENNEY, GANNON, HOWLETT,
TRELLO, ANGSTADT, D. W. SNYDER, DEAL, ARGALL, RAYMOND,
O'BRIEN, TRUMAN, BOWSER, PUNT, GODSHALL, CARN, CHADWICK, WASS
AND WESTON, NOVEMBER 20, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, NOVEMBER 20, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 28, 1984 (P.L.150, No.28), entitled
2 "An act relating to the rights of purchasers of defective new
3 motor vehicles," providing that purchasers may seek
4 assistance from the Office of Attorney General when
5 manufacturers fail to comply with the act.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 11 of the act of March 28, 1984 (P.L.150,
9 No.28), known as the Automobile Lemon Law, is amended to read:
10 Section 11. Application of unfair trade act.
11 A violation of this act shall also be a violation of the act
12 of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair
13 Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. Upon the receipt of
14 a complaint from a purchaser that the manufacturer has failed to
15 repair or correct a nonconformity which substantially impairs
1 the use, value or safety of the motor vehicle, after a
2 reasonable number of attempts, and has failed to comply with the
3 purchaser's request to either replace the vehicle or refund the
4 purchase price as provided in section 5, the Bureau of Consumer
5 Protection of the Office of Attorney General shall, on behalf of
6 the purchaser, take any action authorized under the Unfair Trade
7 Practices and Consumer Protection Law, deemed appropriate to
8 enforce compliance with this act.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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