CHAPTER 189

H.P. 590 - L.D. 831

An Act To Clarify the Law Relating to Motor Vehicle

Repair Posters

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1801, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Shop supplies.__"Shop supplies" means small parts and materials used or consumed in the process of repair, including, but not limited to, nuts and bolts, electrical wire, rags, tape, brake cleaners and other items maintained as inventory.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1802, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

2. No liability without agreement. A customer is not liable for a charge in excess of the specific amount designated in accordance with subsection 1 without further specific oral or written agreement. A repair facility shall charge a customer by using the same labor rate per hour and shop supplies calculation as is used in any estimate the repair facility provides.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1802, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Shop supplies.__A repair facility may bill for shop supplies calculated as a percentage of labor or by other calculation, if disclosed to the customer, as a single line item.

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1805, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 221, §1, is further amended to read: