0001| HOUSE BILL 1107
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| DANIEL P. SILVA
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; CHANGING CERTAIN DISCLOSURE
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0012| REQUIREMENTS.
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0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015| Section 1. Section 57-12-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971,
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0016| Chapter 274, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
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0017| "57-12-6. MISREPRESENTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES--
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0018| PENALTY.--
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0019| A. The willful misrepresentation of the age or
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0020| condition of a motor vehicle by any person, including
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0021| [regrooving tires or] performing chassis repair, without
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0022| informing the purchaser of the vehicle that the [regrooving
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or] chassis repair has been performed, is an unlawful practice
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0024| within the meaning of the Unfair Practices Act, unless the
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0025| alleged misrepresentation is based wholly on repair of damage,
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0001| the disclosure of which was not required pursuant to Subsection
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0002| C of this section. The failure to provide [an affidavit] a
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0003| statement signed by the seller pursuant to Subsection B of
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0004| this section when there has been repair for which disclosure is
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0005| required shall constitute prima facie evidence of willful
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0006| misrepresentation.
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0007| B. Except as provided in Subsections C and D of
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0008| this section, a seller of a motor vehicle shall furnish at the
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0009| time of sale of a motor vehicle [an affidavit] a statement
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0010| that:
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0011| (1) describes the vehicle; and
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0012| (2) states to the best of the seller's
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0013| knowledge whether there has been an alteration or chassis
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0014| repair due to wreck damage.
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0015| C. No [affidavit] statement shall be required
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0016| pursuant to this section if the flat rate manual cost of the
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0017| alteration or chassis repair is less than six percent of the
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0018| sales price of the vehicle; except that the cost of the
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0019| alteration or chassis repair, tires, glass, plastic and rubber
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0020| parts replacements and cleanup of the vehicle shall be deducted
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0021| from the sales price before calculating the six percent.
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0022| D. In the case of a private-party sale of a
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0023| vehicle, [an affidavit] a statement shall be furnished only
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0024| upon the request of the purchasing party.
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0025| E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D
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0001| of Section 57-12-10 NMSA 1978, the award of three times actual
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0002| damages as provided for in that section shall be in lieu of any
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0003| award of punitive damages based only on those facts
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0004| constituting the unfair or deceptive trade practice or
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0005| unconscionable trade practice.
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0006| F. Any person who violates this section is guilty
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0007| of a misdemeanor."
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0008| State of New Mexico
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0009| House of Representatives
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0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0015| March 1, 1997
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0018| Mr. Speaker:
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0020| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0021| whom has been referred
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0023| HOUSE BILL 1107
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0024|
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0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0001| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0003| 1. On page 2, line 3, strike "seller" and insert in lieu
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0004| thereof "dealer or the dealer's managerial employee".
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0006| 2. On page 2, line 11, after "seller's" insert "actual".
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0008| 3. On page 2, line 17, after "that" insert "for used
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0009| vehicles".
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0011| 4. On page 2, line 18, strike "alteration or chassis
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0012| repair," and insert in lieu thereof "replacement of".
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0014| 5. On page 2, lines 19, strike "replacements".
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0016| 6. On page 2, lines 19 and 20, strike "be deducted from the
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0017| sales price before calculating" and insert in lieu thereof "not
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0018| be included in".,
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0020| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0021|
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0022| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| Gary King, Chairman
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0006| Adopted Not Adopted
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0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0010| Date
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0012| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0013| Yes: 7
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0014| Excused: Heaton, Rios, Vigil
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0015| Absent: None
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0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1107 State of New Mexico
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0020| House of Representatives
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0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001| March 15, 1997
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0004| Mr. Speaker:
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0006| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0008| HOUSE BILL 1107, as amended
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0009|
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0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0013| 1. Strike House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee
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0014| Amendment 2.
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0016| 2. On page 2, line 23, after the word "party" insert "and
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0017| states to the best of the seller's actual knowledge whether there
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0018| has been alteration or chassis repair due to wreck damage".
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0019|
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0020| Respectfully submitted,
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0001| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0004| Adopted Not Adopted
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0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0008| Date
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0010| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0011| Yes: 8
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0012| Excused: Alwin, M.P. Garcia, Luna, Rios, Sanchez
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0013| Absent: None
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0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0023| March 18, 1997
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0024|
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0025| Mr. President:
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0002| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0003| whom has been referred
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0005| HOUSE BILL 1107, as amended
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0006|
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0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0009| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0010|
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0011| Respectfully submitted,
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0016| __________________________________
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0017| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman
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0021| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0022| Adopted_______________________
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0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0001| Date ________________________
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0004| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0005| Yes: 7
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0006| No: 0
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0007| Excused: Fidel, Howes, Robinson
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0008| Absent: None
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0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0019| March 21, 1997
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0020|
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0021| Mr. President:
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0022|
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0023| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0025| HOUSE BILL 1107, as amended
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0001|
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0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0005| Respectfully submitted,
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0010| __________________________________
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0011| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman
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0015| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0016| Adopted_______________________
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0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0021| Date ________________________
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0024| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0025| Yes: 7
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0001| No: 0
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0002| Excused: McSorley
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0003| Absent: None
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