Senate Bill 0244

    Florida Senate - 1999                                   SB 244

    By Senator Campbell





    33-18A-99                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor vehicle airbags;

  3         providing a short title; providing definitions;

  4         requiring a record of any sale, replacement, or

  5         installation of an airbag; specifying required

  6         information; providing for inspection and

  7         disclosure of such records; prohibiting certain

  8         activities; providing penalties; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Airbag Antitheft Act.--

14         (1)  SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the

15  "Airbag Antitheft Act."

16         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term

17  "airbag" means an inflatable restraint system that is designed

18  to be installed and to operate in a motor vehicle to activate

19  in the event of a crash; and a "salvaged airbag" is one which

20  has been removed from a motor vehicle.

21         (3)  SALE OF SALVAGED AIRBAGS; REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAGS;

22  RECORDS.--Any person who purchases or sells any salvaged

23  airbag or replaces an airbag shall maintain a manual or

24  electronic record of the transaction, which shall include the

25  identification number of the airbag; the vehicle

26  identification number of the vehicle from which a salvaged

27  airbag was removed, if known; the name, address, and driver

28  license number or other means of identification of the person

29  from whom a salvaged airbag was purchased; and to whom an

30  airbag is sold or for whom an airbag is replaced. Such record

31  shall be made available for inspection upon demand by any law

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                   SB 244
    33-18A-99                                               See HB




  1  enforcement officer of this state or other authorized

  2  representative of the agency charged with administration of

  3  this section. Upon request, information within a portion of

  4  such record pertaining to a specific transaction shall be

  5  provided to an insurer or a consumer.

  6         (4)  PROHIBITION; PENALTIES.--

  7         (a)  It is unlawful for any person to knowingly

  8  possess, sell, or install a stolen uninstalled airbag, any

  9  airbag from which the manufacturer's part identification

10  number has been removed, altered, or defaced, or an airbag

11  taken from a stolen motor vehicle.  Any person who violates

12  this provision commits a felony of the third degree,

13  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.

14  775.084, Florida Statutes.

15         (b)  Any person who fails to maintain complete and

16  accurate records or prepare complete and accurate documents

17  required by this act commits a misdemeanor of the first

18  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083,

19  Florida Statutes.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1999.

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23                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Creates the "Airbag Antitheft Act" to provide for
25    identifying and preventing installation of stolen
      airbags. Imposes requirements on businesses removing or
26    installing airbags. See bill for details.

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