Chapter 437D — Chapter 437D

§437D-10 Pamphleting requirements. Before the execution of a rental agreement, each lessor who offers a damage waiver option to a lessee shall provide to the lessee a pamphlet, written in plain language, that includes all of the information described in section 437D-5(a)(1) throu…

§437D-13 Notice and posting required concerning motor vehicle laws. Every lessor shall display at all times a sign or signs in a conspicuous place in the main rental area of all rental locations, written in plain language and in no less than ten-point type, that informs the lesse…

§437D-14 Fuel charges. (a) Except as provided in this section, refueling charges are prohibited. (b) Upon the lessee's return of the vehicle, if the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle is less than the amount originally provided by the lessor, the lessor may charge the lessee…

§437D-15 Unfair trade practices. Each lessor, and each officer, employee, agent, and other representative thereof, is prohibited from engaging in any practice constituting a violation of chapter 480. The following shall be per se violations of section 480-2:

§437D-16 Application of insurance laws. None of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the issuance of collision insurance underwritten by an insurer authorized to transact property and casualty business in this State; provided that the insurer is not a lessor as defined i…

§437D-19 Civil penalties. Any person who violates or attempts to violate any provision of this chapter shall be deemed to have engaged in an unfair and deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce within the meaning of section 480-2. [L 1988, c 251, pt of §2; am …

§437D-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Advertisement" means any oral, written, graphic, or pictorial statement or representation, including those made through any electronic or print medium. "Advertisement" does not include telephonic communications. "Damage waiver" means…

§437D-4 Rental agreements; delivery to director. No lessor shall offer a rental agreement or damage waiver unless a specimen of the rental agreement or damage waiver is delivered to the director prior to its use. [L 1988, c 251, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 148, §2]

§437D-7 Rate disclosure requirements; advertising. (a) Each lessor, and each officer, employee, agency, or other representative of the lessor, who states or permits to be stated the rental cost of a rental motor vehicle in any advertisement, shall state conspicuously, in plain la…

§437D-8 Rate disclosure requirements; oral or written statements. Each lessor, and each officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the lessor, who makes any oral statement, excluding telephonic communications, or written statement of the rental cost of a vehicle, shall …

§437D-8.4 License and registration fees. (a) [Repeal and reenactment on December 31, 2030. L Sp 2017, c 1, §6.] Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a lessor may visibly pass on to a lessee: (b) A representation by the lessor to the lessee which states that the visible pass o…

§437D-8.6 Damage waiver statistics. Lessors shall maintain records of the sale of damage waivers in a given year and amounts expended to repair damage to rental vehicles caused while the vehicles are subject to the damage waiver. Lessors shall maintain all records reflecting thes…

§437D-9 Posting requirements. Except as provided in section 437D-17, each lessor who offers the damage waiver shall conspicuously display at the rental area of each rental location a notice, in plain language and printing, that includes all of the information in section 437D-5(a)…