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SF 2970

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to motor vehicles; requiring motor vehicle 
  1.3             collision repair to include air bag repair or 
  1.4             replacement; providing penalties; proposing coding for 
  1.5             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [325E.0952] [MANDATORY AIR BAG REPLACEMENT.] 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The definitions in this 
  1.9   subdivision apply to this section. 
  1.10     (b) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle designed 
  1.11  for use on the public highways and originally equipped with an 
  1.12  air bag. 
  1.13     (c) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, 
  1.14  incorporated or unincorporated association, or any other legal 
  1.15  or commercial entity. 
  1.16     (d) "Air bag" means any inflatable restraint system 
  1.17  installed in a motor vehicle to comply with safety standards 
  1.18  established for the motor vehicle by federal law or regulation. 
  1.19     (e) "Collision repair" means restoration or repair of 
  1.20  damage to a motor vehicle resulting from collision or other 
  1.21  occurrence. 
  1.22     Subd. 2.  [PROHIBITED ACTS.] A person may not perform 
  1.23  collision repair of a motor vehicle unless any damaged or 
  1.24  deployed air bag is fully repaired or replaced. 
  1.25     Subd. 3.  [EXCLUSION.] Subdivision 2 does not apply to a 
  2.1   motor vehicle that had an actual cash value of less than $4,000 
  2.2   immediately prior to the collision or other occurrence based on 
  2.3   its average trade-in value according to the National Automobile 
  2.4   Dealers Association's official used car guide or other similar 
  2.5   publication.  No current or subsequent owner of a motor vehicle 
  2.6   excluded under this subdivision shall be held liable to any 
  2.7   person for personal injury or property damage arising from the 
  2.8   failure of the repaired vehicle to contain an air bag. 
  2.9      Subd. 4.  [PENALTY.] A person who violates this section is 
  2.10  guilty of a misdemeanor.