SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1553 FILED ON: 1/14/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 191
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Susan C. Tucker
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To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing protections against fraud in the repair of dama
ged vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Susan C. Tucker
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Second Essex and Middlesex
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Bruce E. Tarr
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First Essex and Middlesex
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David B. Sullivan
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6th Bristol
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two
Thousand and Nine
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An Act providing protections against fraud in the repair of damaged vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8 of chapter 100A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: -
(f) fail to perform all repairs indicated on any appraisal and supplement completed pursuant to section eight G of chapter twenty-six
of the General Laws; (g) fail to provide, upon the request of the owner of any motor vehicle which has been repaired in a motor vehicle repair shop or an insurer which has paid in whole or in part for any motor vehicle repair, including an insurer that has
made payment to a claimant for damage to a motor vehicle pursuant to a direct payment plan authorized by section thirty-four O of chapter ninety of the General Laws and by section one hundred and thirteen O of chapter one hundred and seventy-five of the G
eneral Laws, a detailed original invoice which itemizes: (i) all work that the motor vehicle repair shop has performed, (ii) all work that any subcontractor has performed, (iii) all parts supplied having a value in excess of ten dollars and the cost of ea
ch such part; and (iv) the number of hours, or portion thereof, of labor charged in performing the work.
SECTION 2.
Section 9 of said chapter 100A is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
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by the deputy director or hi
s or her designee.
SECTION 3.
Section 10 of said chapter 100A is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence of the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following: -
Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a violation of section two of chapter ninety-three A of the General Laws.
SECTION 4.
Said chapter 100A is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following section: -
Section 11.
The deputy director may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
