Citations Affected:
IC 24-5-13-5.
Synopsis: Recreational vehicle warranties. Adds recreational vehicles
to the definition of "motor vehicle" for purposes of motor vehicle
consumer protection provisions (the "lemon law").
Effective: July 1, 2001.
January 8, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce and Consumer
Affairs.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade
regulations; consumer sales and credit.
SECTION 1.
IC 24-5-13-5
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 5. As used in this
chapter, "motor vehicle" or "vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle
that:
(1) either:
(A) has a declared gross vehicle weight of less than ten
thousand (10,000) pounds; or
(B) is a recreational vehicle (as defined in
IC 9-13-2-150
);
(2) is sold to:
(A) a buyer in Indiana and registered in Indiana; or
(B) a buyer in Indiana who is not an Indiana resident (as
defined in
IC 9-13-2-78
);
(3) is intended primarily for use and operation on public
highways; and
(4) is required to be registered or licensed before use or operation.
The term does not include conversion vans, motor homes, farm
tractors, and other machines used in the actual production, harvesting,
and care of farm products, road building equipment, truck tractors, road tractors, motorcycles, mopeds, snowmobiles, or vehicles designed primarily for offroad use.