AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

Summary

The bill adds a new requirement to Rhode Island's deceptive trade practices law that sellers must give buyers a written disclosure if a motor vehicle being sold was involved in a violent crime or has biohazard contamination. It applies to all sellers of motor vehicles, including dealers and private parties, and treats failure to disclose as an unfair or deceptive practice. The goal is to protect consumers from unknowingly purchasing unsafe or stigmatized vehicles.

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