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[CITE: 49USC32701]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                         CHAPTER 327--ODOMETERS
 
Sec. 32701. Findings and purposes

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1) buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer 
    reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;
        (2) buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an 
    accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;
        (3) an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in 
    deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and
        (4) motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign 
    commerce.

    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this chapter are--
        (1) to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and
        (2) to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of 
    motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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32701(a)..............................  15:1981 (1st sentence).          Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, Sec.
                                                                          401, 
86 Stat. 961.
32701(b)..............................  15:1981 (last sentence).
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                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 32705 of this title.
