Title 55, Motor and Other Vehicles

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Delivery availability period” means the period when a DNC driver:(A) Is operating a personal vehicle;(B) Has logged on to a digital network and is eligible to receive requests to provide delivery services from a delivery network company; and(C) Is…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “James Lee Atwood Jr. Law.”

The purpose of this part is to develop and implement an efficient insurance verification program that utilizes the online verification system and data transfer standards for transmitting a full book of business specifications, model, and guide of the Insurance Industry Committee …

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Automobile liability insurer,” “insurer,” or “carrier” means an insurance carrier licensed under title 56 to provide vehicle insurance, as defined in § 56-2-201, in this state;(2) “Commercial automobile coverage…

(a) The commissioner of revenue shall develop, implement, and administer an insurance verification program to electronically verify whether the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter have been met with a motor vehicle liability insurance policy; provided, the commi…

(1) The program shall:(1) Be an accessible common carrier based system for online electronic verification and data transfers of proof of motor vehicle liability insurance in accordance with IICMVA specifications and standards;(2) Verify, on an on-demand basis minus reasonable dow…

(1) In developing and implementing the program, the department of revenue and, if applicable, its designated agent shall:(1) Consult and cooperate with automobile liability insurers in establishing and operating the program;(2) Designate and maintain a contact person for automobi…

(a) If an automobile liability insurer chooses not to utilize the IICMVA model, the automobile liability insurer shall provide to the department of revenue, or its designated agent, a full book of business by the seventh day of each calendar month. (b) (1) Subsection (a) does not…

Nothing in this part precludes an automobile liability insurer from utilizing both the IICMVA model and the full book of business download process described in § 55-12-207.

(a) Any information obtained by the department of revenue, or its designated agent, from the program is for the sole use of the department of revenue, the department of safety, the department of commerce and insurance, law enforcement, and the judiciary to effectuate this chapter…

(a) (1) If there is evidence based on either the IICMVA model or the full book of business download process described in § 55-12-207 that a motor vehicle is not insured, the department of revenue shall, or shall direct its designated agent to, provide notice to the owner of the m…

(a) The department of revenue shall not process an application for reinstatement or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle after a suspension or revocation of the registration under § 55-12-210 until:(1) The applicant pays all fees owed pursuant to § 55-12-210; (2) The applic…

The program shall be installed and fully operational upon certification by the commissioner of revenue that the program has been successfully tested and is ready for implementation, but not later than January 1, 2017. Until such certification occurs, no law enforcement action sha…

(a) There is established within the general fund an account to be known as the “uninsured motorist identification restricted fund.” (b) The fund shall consist of money generated from this part, less any amount distributed to the county clerks and the department of safety, and fun…

Nothing in this part shall alter the existing financial responsibility requirements in this chapter.

Nothing in this part shall allow the department of revenue or its designated agent to levy any fee or surcharge on automobile liability insurers.

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Car sharing delivery period” means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the car sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing car sharing program agreement;(2) “Car sharing period”…

(a) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall assume liability, except as provided in subsection (b), of a shared vehicle owner for bodily injury or property damage to third parties or uninsured and underinsured motorist losses during the car sharing period in an amount, as stated…

At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program, and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to-peer car sharing p…

This part does not invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including any insurance policy in use or approved for use, that excludes coverage for motor vehicles made available for rent, sharing, or hire or for any business use.

(a) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect, verify, and maintain the records necessary to comply with this section for a time period not less than the applicable bodily injury or property damage statute of limitations. (b) Upon request by a shared vehicle owner, the ins…

A peer-to-peer car sharing program and a shared vehicle owner are exempt from vicarious liability consistent with 49 U.S.C. § 30106 (2011) and under any state or local law that imposes liability solely based on vehicle ownership.

(1) Each car sharing program agreement made in this state must disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver:(1) Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic …

(a) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall not enter into a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared vehicle:(1) Holds a driver license issued under the laws of this state that authorizes the driver to operate vehicl…

A peer-to-peer car sharing program has sole responsibility for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment that is put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction, and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the vehicle owner fo…

(a) At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to-peer car sharin…

Nothing in chapter 796 of Public Acts of 2020 shall expand or restrict in any manner the respective rights or obligations of, or limitations upon, motor vehicle manufacturers and licensed motor vehicle dealers as set forth in chapter 17, part 1 of this title. To the extent that t…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Dealer” means any person, partnership, or corporation who is engaged in, or who intends to engage in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail in this state. “Dealer” also includes “retail agent”;(2) “…

(a) It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles to sell or contract for the sale of motor vehicles to any motor vehicle dealer on the condition, or the agreement, expressed or implied, that the dealer shall finance the purchase or sale of motor …

If any threat, express or implied, is made to any motor vehicle dealer, by any manufacturer, or wholesale distributor on authority of any manufacturer, to the effect that the manufacturer or wholesale distributor will discontinue to sell, or will terminate a contract to sell moto…

(a) It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor to pay or give a subsidy to any finance company or finance agency or class of persons, or to discriminate against or in favor of any finance company or finance agency or class of persons. (b) It is unlawful for any …

(a) The chancery courts have jurisdiction to grant injunctions restraining violations of this chapter upon proceedings brought by the attorney general and reporter, the district attorney general or any party in interest. (b) For repeated violations of this chapter, the court may …

Any person, or any employee, agent or officer of any person who violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.

In addition to the other penalties provided in this chapter, any person who is injured in the person's business or property, by any violation of this chapter, may proceed against the violator by suit to recover the damages so sustained and the costs of the suit.

Dealers in secondhand automobile tires or secondhand automobile accessories shall be required to make daily reports to the police headquarters of the incorporated municipalities where these secondhand dealers transact their business, the reports to give a full description of all …

No sale of any secondhand automobile tires or secondhand automobile accessories shall be made by any dealer in the articles until they have been in the dealer's possession for a period of three (3) days.

A violation of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor.

Wherever the word “dealers” is used in §§ 55-14-105 — 55-14-107, it means all persons, partnerships or corporations engaged in the used or junk car business who purchase for resale used automobile parts and/or accessories.

(a) All dealers as described in § 55-14-104 shall keep records of all used automobile parts and/or accessories purchased by them for resale and these records shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Name and address of the person from whom the dealer purchased the …

All records and information required to be kept by the dealer shall be made available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or official, and the records and information shall be kept by the dealer for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase by the dealer; prov…

Any dealer who fails to comply with §§ 55-14-104 — 55-14-106 commits a Class C misdemeanor.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale at retail, for use or consumption in any motor vehicle, or to deliver into any motor vehicle for actual or apparent use therein, any product for use in supplying, creating or generating motive power to t…

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale at retail, for use or consumption in any motor vehicle, or to deliver into any motor vehicle, for actual apparent use therein, any product whatsoever for use in supplying, creating or generating motive p…

“Motor vehicle,” as used in this chapter, includes all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power, except traction engines, road rollers, fire and police vehicles, ambulances, agricultural tractors, tractor cranes, steam shovels, road building machinery, electric t…

(a) A violation of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Each day or part of a day during which a price sign is posted in violation of § 55-15-101 constitutes a separate offense.

The general assembly finds and declares that the distribution and/or sale of motor vehicles in the state vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and to li…