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| | | An Act To Clarify the Law Relating to Motor Vehicle |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1801, sub-§5 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 5.__Shop supplies.__"Shop supplies" means small parts and | | materials used or consumed in the process of repair, including, | | but not limited to, nuts and bolts, electrical wire, rags, tape, | | brake cleaners and other items maintained as inventory. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1802, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. No liability without agreement. A customer is not liable | | for a charge in excess of the specific amount designated in | | accordance with subsection 1 without further specific oral or | | written agreement. A repair facility shall charge a customer by | | using the same labor rate per hour and shop supplies calculation | | as is used in any estimate the repair facility provides. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1802, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3.__Shop supplies.__A repair facility may bill for shop | | supplies calculated as a percentage of labor or by other | | calculation, if disclosed to the customer, as a single line item. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1805, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 221, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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