House Bill hb0157

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 157

        By Representatives Weissman, Greenstein, Henriquez, Smith,
    Kendrick, Meadows, Siplin, Richardson, Gelber, Slosberg,
    Bendross-Mindingall, Romeo, Garcia, Justice, Ritter, Gannon
    and Gottlieb



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor vehicle airbags;

  3         providing definitions; providing for certain

  4         records; prohibiting the replacement of a

  5         deployed or defective airbag with anything

  6         other than a new or salvaged airbag; providing

  7         a penalty; providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  (1)  As used in this section, the term

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

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

14  in the event of a crash, and the term "salvaged airbag" means

15  an airbag that has been removed from a motor vehicle.

16         (2)  Any person engaged in the business of purchasing,

17  selling, or installing salvaged airbags shall maintain a

18  manual or electronic record of the purchase, sale, or

19  installation, which must include the identification number of

20  the salvaged airbag; the vehicle identification number of the

21  vehicle from which the salvaged airbag was removed; the name,

22  address, and driver's license number or other means of

23  identification of the person from whom the salvaged airbag was

24  purchased; and, in the event that the salvaged airbag is

25  installed, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle

26  into which the airbag is installed. Such record must be

27  maintained for 36 months following the transaction and may be

28  inspected during normal business hours by any law enforcement

29  officer of this state or other authorized representative of

30  the agency charged with administration of this section. Any

31  person who sells a salvaged airbag or who installs a salvaged

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 157

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  1  airbag must disclose to the purchaser or consumer that the

  2  airbag is salvaged. Upon request, information within a portion

  3  of such record pertaining to a specific transaction must be

  4  provided to an insurer or consumer.

  5         (3)  It is unlawful for any person to replace a

  6  deployed or defective airbag in a motor vehicle inflatable

  7  restraint system with anything other than a bona fide new

  8  airbag or salvaged airbag. Any person who violates this

  9  section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as

10  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

11         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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14                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides a felony penalty for the replacement of a
16    deployed airbag with anything other than a new or
      salvaged airbag. Requires certain records regarding
17    salvaged air bags to be kept. See bill for details.

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