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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-1501" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Consumer” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a new motor vehicle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any person to whom a new motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of the warranty applicable to such motor vehicle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other person who is entitled to enforce the obligations of the warranty.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Dealer” has the meaning provided in § 15-101(c) of the Transportation Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Manufacturer, factory branch, or distributor” means a person, partnership, association, corporation, or entity engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles or of distributing motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers as defined in § 15-201(b), (c), and (e) of the Transportation Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Manufacturer’s warranty period” means the earlier of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The period of the motor vehicle’s first 18,000 miles of operation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>24 months following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This subsection does not extend any manufacturer’s express warranty.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is registered in this State as a:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Class A (passenger) vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Class D (motorcycle) vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Class E (truck) vehicle with a 3/4 ton or less manufacturer’s rated capacity; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Class M (multipurpose) vehicle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Motor vehicle” does not include a motor home. For the purpose of administering this subtitle, the Motor Vehicle Administration shall promulgate a regulation defining a motor home.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Warranty” means warranties as defined in §§ 2-312, 2-313, 2-314, and 2-315 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
