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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of certain used motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading for Chapter 2305, Occupations Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2305. [RECORDS OF] CERTAIN VEHICLE REPAIRS, SALES, AND |
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PURCHASES |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 2305, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2305.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2305.008. DISCLOSURE OF VEHICLE CONDITION; RIGHT TO |
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INDEPENDENT INSPECTION. (a) A person engaged in the business of |
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selling used motor vehicles shall provide a potential purchaser of |
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a used motor vehicle a complete and detailed statement of the |
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vehicle's condition. The statement must include a list of any known |
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problems or defects affecting the vehicle's mechanical system, |
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tires, brakes, and any other defect that substantially affects the |
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vehicle's use, value, or safety. |
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(b) A person engaged in the business of selling used motor |
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vehicles shall permit a potential purchaser of a used motor vehicle |
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to arrange for the reasonable inspection of the vehicle, including |
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an inspection to be conducted away from the premises where the |
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vehicle is offered for sale. This subsection does not prohibit the |
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seller of the vehicle from imposing reasonable conditions on the |
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time, place, and manner of the inspection. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |