Making safety devices and elements inoperative
- Sec. 30122. Making safety
devices and elements inoperative
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- DEFINITION In this
section, "motor vehicle repair business"
means a person holding itself out to the public
to repair for compensation a motor vehicle or
motor vehicle equipment.
- PROHIBITION A manufacturer,
distributor, dealer, or motor vehicle repair
business may not knowingly make inoperative any
part of a device or element of design installed
on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle
equipment in compliance with an applicable motor
vehicle safety standard prescribed under this
chapter unless the manufacturer, distributor,
dealer, or repair business reasonably believes
the vehicle or equipment will not be used (except
for testing or a similar purpose during
maintenance or repair) when the device or element
is inoperative.
- REGULATIONS The
Secretary of Transportation may prescribe
regulations
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- to exempt a person
from this section if the Secretary
decides the exemption is consistent with
motor vehicle safety and section 30101 of
this title; and
- to define "make
inoperative".
- NONAPPLICATION. This
section does not apply to a safety belt interlock
or buzzer designed to indicate a safety belt is
not in use as described in section 30124 of this
title.
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