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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="15-113.1" title_number="15" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Licensing of Businesses and Occupations" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Automotive repair facility” means a facility where malfunctions of a motor vehicle are diagnosed or corrected for compensation.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Automotive repair facility” includes a body shop.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Major component part” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An air bag;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A bumper;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>An engine;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A front fender;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A front or rear side door;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A hood;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>A pickup box or cargo box;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>A rear quarter panel;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>A rear door, deck lid, hatchback, or tailgate;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>A side assembly;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>A sliding or cargo door; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>A transmission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Used major component part” does not include a:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Remanufactured part that has not been installed on a motor vehicle since remanufacture;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Core element that is held solely for the purpose of being returned for remanufacture; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Part that is unsuitable for reuse in or on a motor vehicle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Vehicle storage facility” means a facility where disabled vehicles are stored at any time for compensation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who operates an automotive repair facility shall keep accurate and complete records at the location where motor vehicle repairs are conducted of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name and address of the owner of each motor vehicle repaired or stored at the automotive repair facility or each customer who leaves a motor vehicle for repair or storage at the automotive repair facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The date a motor vehicle was left at the automotive repair facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The year, model, and, when repairs involve a used major component part, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>For a used major component part at the automotive repair facility, proof of ownership or proof of the right of possession, including, if available, the vehicle identification number on the component part.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who operates a vehicle storage facility shall keep accurate and complete records at the location where vehicles are stored of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name and address of the individual who requested storage of each vehicle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The date that each vehicle was brought into the vehicle storage facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The year, model, and, if available, the vehicle identification number of each vehicle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The date and manner of disposition of each vehicle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Records required under subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be kept for at least 1 year after the date:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Of the transaction to which the record applies; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>On which a part or vehicle is at the automotive repair facility or vehicle storage facility.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who operates an automotive repair facility or vehicle storage facility may satisfy the record requirement if the required record is a computerized record that is accessible at the automotive repair facility or vehicle storage facility.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>During business hours or other hours of operation, an automotive repair facility or vehicle storage facility shall make available for inspection by the Administration, by the Department of State Police, or by a law enforcement officer with a county or municipal police department or sheriff’s office who is assigned to an antitheft unit:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Records required under this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Used major component parts and vehicles for which records are required.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an automotive repair facility or a vehicle storage facility is unable to produce a record required under this section, the automotive repair facility or vehicle storage facility may produce other evidence satisfactory to the Administration or law enforcement officer of proof of ownership or right of possession.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A person who fails to comply with any requirement under this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>For a first offense, $500; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For a second or subsequent offense, $1,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
