TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION
§ 52003. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a)(1) “Advertisement” means any oral, written, graphic, or pictorial statement or representation, including those made through any electronic or print medium. (2) “Advertisement” does not include telephonic communications. (b) “Damage waiver” means any contract or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a rental agreement, whereby the rental company agrees, for a charge, to waive any or all claims against the renter for any damages to the rental or U-drive motor vehicle during the term of the rental agreement. (c) “Plain language” means language written or spoken in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings. (d) “Rental agreement” means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the rental or U-drive motor vehicle by the renter. (e) “Rental company” means any person in the business of providing rental or U-drive motor vehicles to the public. (f) “Rental cost” means the daily or periodic rate charged for the use of the rental or U-drive motor vehicle, but does not include optional or refueling charges. (g) “Rental or U-drive motor vehicle” or “vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined in 9 CMC § 1102(x), which is rented or leased or offered for rent or lease in the CNMI, whether for personal or commercial use, for a period of six months or less. (h) “Renter” means any person obtaining the use of a rental or U-drive motor vehicle from a rental company for a period of six months or less under the terms of a rental agreement. (i) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Source: PL 20-65 § 2 (Sept. 21, 2018), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission re-numbered subsections (a)–(j) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission changed the capitalization of “u-drive” in (g) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f).