Title 48 — MONOPOLIES AND TRADE PRACTICES

48-901. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Consumer" means the purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of resale or sublease, of a new motor vehicle used for personal business use, personal, family or household pu…

48-902. Manufacturer’s duty to repair — Service and repair facilities. (1) If a new motor vehicle does not conform to all applicable express warranties, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer during the term of the appl…

48-903. Manufacturer’s duty to refund or replace. (1) If the manufacturer, its agents, or its authorized dealers are unable to conform the new motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or condition which impairs the use or market value…

48-904. Manufacturer’s duty to consumers with leased vehicles. A consumer who leases a new motor vehicle has the same rights against the manufacturer under this section as a consumer who purchases a new motor vehicle, except that, if it is determined that the manufacturer must ac…

48-905. Resale or re-lease of returned motor vehicle. (1) If a motor vehicle has been returned under the provisions of section 48-903, Idaho Code, or a similar statute of another state, whether as the result of a legal action or as the result of an informal dispute settlement pro…

48-906. Alternative dispute settlement mechanism. (1) Any manufacturer doing business in this state, entering into franchise agreements for the sale of its motor vehicles in this state, or offering express warranties on its motor vehicles sold or distributed for sale in this stat…

48-907. Effect and admissibility of decision by informal dispute settlement mechanism. The decision issued in an informal dispute settlement mechanism required by this chapter is nonbinding on the parties involved, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Any party, upon applicati…

48-908. Treble damages for bad faith appeal of decision. If the district court finds that a party has removed a decision of an informal dispute settlement mechanism in bad faith, by asserting a claim or defense that is frivolous and costly to the other party, or by asserting an u…

48-909. Civil remedy. Any consumer injured by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action to enforce this chapter and recover costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in the civil action. However, the provisions of this section do not includ…

48-910. Limitation on actions. A civil action brought under this chapter must be commenced within three (3) years of the date of original delivery of the new motor vehicle to a consumer, except that if the consumer applies to an informal dispute settlement mechanism within three …

48-911. Remedy nonexclusive. Nothing in this chapter limits the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.

48-912. Disclosure requirement. In addition to any investigative powers authorized by law, the attorney general may inspect the records of the informal dispute settlement mechanism upon reasonable notice, during regular business hours, and may make available to the public informa…

48-913. Dealer liability. Nothing in this chapter imposes liability on a dealer or creates an additional cause of action by a consumer against a dealer, except for written express warranties made by the dealer apart from the manufacturer’s warranties. The manufacturer shall not c…