Title 4 — Economic Resources
115 chapters · 1,861 sections in this title.
4 CMC § 52001 Short Title
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52001. Short Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Rental Industry Act.” Source: PL 20-65 § 2 (Sept. 21, 2018), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed the capitalizatio…
4 CMC § 52002 Scope
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52002. Scope. This chapter shall apply to all persons in the business of renting or leasing rental or U-drive motor vehicles in the CNMI. Source: PL 20-65 § 2 (Sept. 21, 2018), modified.
4 CMC § 52003 Definitions
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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) “Advertis…
4 CMC § 52004 Required Valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52004. Required Valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License. (a) No rental company shall rent or lease a rental or U-drive motor vehicle to any person(s) unless the person has on his/her person or in his/her immediate posse…
4 CMC § 52005 Rental Agreements; Delivery to Secretary
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52005. Rental Agreements; Delivery to Secretary. No rental company shall offer a rental agreement or damage waiver unless a specimen of the rental agreement or damage waiver is delivered to the Secretary prior to its u…
4 CMC § 52006 Rental Agreements; Damage Waivers
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52006. Rental Agreements; Damage Waivers. (a) Each rental agreement that contains a damage waiver shall disclose, at a minimum, in plain language and in at least ten-point boldface type, the following information: (l) …
4 CMC § 52007 Offers or Sales of Collision Insurance by Rental Companies
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52007. Offers or Sales of Collision Insurance by Rental Companies. (a) The provisions in this chapter relating to or otherwise regulating the offer or sale of damage waivers shall apply to the offer or sale of collisio…
4 CMC § 52008 Additional Mandatory Charges Prohibited
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52008. Additional Mandatory Charges Prohibited. The daily and periodic rental cost to the renter shall include the amount of each charge which is required as a condition to the rental other than those charges provided …
4 CMC § 52009 Rate Disclosure Requirements; Advertising
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52009. Rate Disclosure Requirements; Advertising. (a) Each rental company, and each officer, employee, agency, or other representative of the rental company, who states or permits to be stated the rental cost of a rent…
4 CMC § 52010 Rate Disclosure Requirements; Oral or Written Statements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52010. Rate Disclosure Requirements; Oral or Written Statements. Each rental company, and each officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the rental company, who makes any oral statement, excluding telephonic…
4 CMC § 52011 License and Registration Fees
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52011. License and Registration Fees. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a rental company may visibly pass on to a renter: (1) The general excise tax attributable to the transaction; (2) The vehicle license a…
4 CMC § 52012 Commissions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52012. Commissions. (a) No rental company or officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the rental company shall pay or receive a commission for selling damage waivers, except as provided in subsection (b). A…
4 CMC § 52013 Damage Waiver Statistics
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52013. Damage Waiver Statistics. Rental companies 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 t…
4 CMC § 52014 Posting Requirements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52014. Posting Requirements. Except as provided in 4 CMC § 52022, each rental company who offers the damage waiver shall conspicuously display at the rental area of each rental location a notice, in plain language and …
4 CMC § 52015 Pamphleting Requirements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52015. Pamphleting Requirements. Before the execution of a rental agreement, each rental company who offers a damage waiver option to a renter shall provide to the renter a pamphlet, written in plain language, that inc…
4 CMC § 52016 Acknowledgement by Renter
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52016. Acknowledgement by Renter. No rental company shall rent a motor vehicle or U-drive to a renter until the renter has acknowledged that the renter understands the information described in 4 CMC § 52006(a)(1)–(3), …
4 CMC § 52017 Deposit or Advance Charge Prohibited; Payment for Damages to Rental Motor Vehicle
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52017. Deposit or Advance Charge Prohibited; Payment for Damages to Rental Motor Vehicle. No rental company shall require a deposit or an advance charge against the credit card of a renter, in any form, for damages to …
4 CMC § 52018 Notice and Posting Required Concerning Motor Vehicle Laws
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52018. Notice and Posting Required Concerning Motor Vehicle Laws. Every rental company 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…
4 CMC § 52019 Fuel Charges
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52019. Fuel Charges. (a) Except as provided in this section, refueling charges are prohibited. (b) Upon the renter’s return of the vehicle, if the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle is less than the amount origina…
4 CMC § 52020 Unfair Trade Practices
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52020. Unfair Trade Practices. Each rental company, and each officer, employee, agent, and other representative thereof, is prohibited from engaging in any practice constituting a violation of the Consumer Protection A…
4 CMC § 52021 Application of Insurance Laws
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52021. Application of Insurance Laws. (a) 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 th…
4 CMC § 52022 Exceptions to Posting Requirements
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52022. Exceptions to Posting Requirements. The posting requirements of 4 CMC §§ 52014 and 52018 shall not apply to a rental company who is a party to a commercial lease which prohibits all posting. Source: PL 20-65 § 2…
4 CMC § 52023 Rental Agreements; Unpaid Traffic Infractions
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52023. Rental Agreements; Unpaid Traffic Infractions. (a) Pursuant to CNMI law and except for summons, citations, or violations relating to the care and maintenance of a rental motor vehicle, the rental company, as the…
4 CMC § 52024 Power and Duties of the Secretary
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52024. Power and Duties of the Secretary. The Secretary shall have the power and duty to adopt, amend, and repeal regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the purposes of this chapte…
4 CMC § 52025 Civil Penalties
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TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 52025. 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…