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act as the manufacturer's agent and immediately communicate to the | manufacturer the consumer's claim. |
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| | 7. Disclosure at time of resale for failure to make effective | repair. No A motor vehicle which that is returned to the | manufacturer under subsection 2, may not be resold without clear | and conspicuous written disclosure to any subsequent purchaser, | whether that purchaser is a consumer or a dealer, of the | following information: |
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| A. That the motor vehicle was returned to the manufacturer | under this chapter; |
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| B. That the motor vehicle did not conform to the | manufacturer's express warranties; and |
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| C. The ways in which the motor vehicle did not conform to | the manufacturer's express warranties. |
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| | 8.__Disclosure at time of retail sale under settlement | agreement.__A motor vehicle that is surrendered to a manufacturer | as a result of a settlement of a state-certified arbitration | must, at the time that motor vehicle is first offered for retail | sale to the public, be affixed with a clear and conspicuous | written disclosure stating that the vehicle was the subject of a | Maine Lemon Law settlement agreement. |
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| | Sec. 6. 10 MRSA §1168, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 359, | §8, are amended to read: |
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| A. Those warranties shall be are deemed to apply to the | leased motor vehicles; and |
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| B. The consumer lessee shall be is deemed to be the first | purchaser of the motor vehicle for the purpose of any | warranty provisions limiting warranty benefits to the | original purchaser. |
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| | Sec. 7. 10 MRSA §1169, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 212, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Neutral motor vehicle arbitration. All manufacturers | shall submit to state-certified, new car motor vehicle | arbitration if arbitration is requested by the consumer within 2 | 3 years from the date of original delivery to the consumer of a | new motor vehicle or within the term of the express warranties, | whichever comes first, and the State has accepted the application | as making proper Maine Lemon Law claims. State-certified | arbitration must be performed by one or more neutral arbitrators | selected by the Department of the Attorney General operating in |
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