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Code · U.S. Code · Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION · CHAPTER 327— ODOMETERS · § 32701

§ 32701. SHORT TITLE.

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(a)Findings.— Congress finds that—
(1)buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;
(2)buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;
(3)an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and
(4)motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign commerce.
(b)Purposes.— The purposes of this chapter are—
(1)to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and
(2)to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)
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