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15 U.S.C. § 1901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379

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15 U.S.C. § 1901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379

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### Statutory Notes Section 2021, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2755; amended Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 301, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3393, defined terms for purposes of this subchapter. See [section 33101 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33101&num=0&edition=prelim), Transportation. Section 2022, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 602, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2756; amended Pub. L. 102–519, title III, §§ 302, 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3394, 3397, related to theft prevention standard. See sections 33102 to 33104 of Title 49. Section 2023, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 603, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2757; amended Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 303, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3395, related to designation of high theft vehicle lines and parts. See [section 33104 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33104&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2024, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 604, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2758, prescribed limitation on cost to manufacturer for compliance with [section 2022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2022&num=0&edition=prelim). See [section 33105 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33105&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2025, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 605, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2759; amended Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 304, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3396, related to exemption from [section 2022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2022&num=0&edition=prelim) for vehicles equipped with antitheft devices. See [section 33106 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33106&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2026, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 606, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2760, related to determination of compliance of manufacturer with [section 2022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2022&num=0&edition=prelim). See [section 33108 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33108&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2026a, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 607, as added Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to verification of vehicle as legal salvage or junk vehicle. See [section 33110 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33110&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2026b, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 608, as added Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(c), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to determination and verification of passenger motor vehicle parts as not stolen. See [section 33111 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33111&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2026c, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 609, as added Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(e), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3398, related to National Stolen Auto Part Information System. See [section 33109 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33109&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2027, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 610, formerly § 607, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2761; renumbered § 610 and amended Pub. L. 102–519, title III, §§ 305, 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3396, 3397, related to prohibited acts under this subchapter, persons exempt from such prohibitions, and chop shops. See sections 33114 and 33115 of Title 49. Section 2028, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 611, formerly § 608, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2762; renumbered § 611, Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to enforcement of this subchapter. See [section 33115 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33115&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2029, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 612, formerly § 609, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2763; renumbered § 612, Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to confidentiality of information obtained by Secretary under this subchapter. See [section 33116 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33116&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2030, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 613, formerly § 610, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2763; renumbered § 613, Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to judicial review for persons adversely affected by standards or other rules under this subchapter. See [section 33117 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33117&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2031, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 614, formerly § 611, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2763; renumbered § 614, Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, prohibited State and local governments from establishing or continuing in effect a vehicle theft prevention standard not identical to that established under [section 2022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2022&num=0&edition=prelim). See [section 33118 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33118&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2032, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 615, formerly § 612, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2763; renumbered § 615, Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to insurance reports and information on theft of motor vehicles. Section 2033, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 616, formerly § 613, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2765; renumbered § 616, Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, related to voluntary vehicle identification standards. See [section 33107 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33107&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2034, Pub. L. 92–513, title VI, § 617, formerly § 614, as added Pub. L. 98–547, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2765; renumbered § 617 and amended Pub. L. 102–519, title III, § 306(a), (e)[(f)], Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3397, 3400, related to three-year and five-year studies regarding motor vehicle theft. See [section 33113 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33113&num=0&edition=prelim).

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49 U.S.C. § 33111 — Verifications involving motor vehicle major parts

**(a) General Requirements.—** A person engaged in the business of salvaging, dismantling, recycling, or repairing passenger motor vehicles may not knowingly sell in commerce or transfer or install a major part marked with an identification number without— (1) first establishing, through a procedure the Attorney General by regulation prescribes in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation under [section 33109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33109&num=0&edition=prelim), that the major part has not been reported as stolen; and (2) providing the purchaser or transferee with a verification— (A) identifying the vehicle identification number (or derivative of that number) of that major part; and (B) verifying that the major part has not been reported as stolen. **(b) Nonapplication.—** (1) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a person that— (A) is the manufacturer of the major part; (B) has purchased the major part directly from the manufacturer; or (C) has received a verification from an insurance carrier under [section 33110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33110&num=0&edition=prelim) that the motor vehicle from which the major part is derived has not been reported as stolen, or that the carrier has not established whether that vehicle has been stolen. (2) A person described under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection that subsequently transfers or sells in commerce the motor vehicle or a major part of the vehicle shall provide the verification received from the carrier to the person to whom the vehicle or part is transferred or sold. **(c) Regulations.—** The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out thi

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49 U.S.C. § 33106 — Exemption for passenger motor vehicles equipped with anti-theft devices

**(a) Definitions.—** In this section— (1) “anti-theft device” means a device to reduce or deter theft that— (A) is in addition to the theft-deterrent devices required by motor vehicle safety standard numbered 114 in section 571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; (B) the manufacturer believes will be effective in reducing or deterring theft of motor vehicles; and (C) does not use a signaling device reserved by State law for use on police, emergency, or official vehicles, or on schoolbuses. (2) “standard equipment” means equipment already installed in a motor vehicle when it is delivered from the manufacturer and not an accessory or other item that the first purchaser customarily has the option to have installed. **(b) Granting Exemptions and Limitations.—** (1) A manufacturer may petition the Secretary of Transportation for an exemption from a requirement of a standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title for a line of passenger motor vehicles equipped as standard equipment with an anti-theft device that the Secretary decides is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the standard. (2) The Secretary may grant an exemption— (A) for model year 1987, for not more than 2 lines of a manufacturer; (B) for each of the model years 1988–1996, for not more than 2 additional lines of a manufacturer; (C) for each of the model years 1997–2000, for not more than one additional line of a manufacturer; and (D) for each of the model years after model year 2000, for the number of lines that the Attorney General decides under [section 33103(d)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33103/d/3&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) An additiona

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49 U.S.C. § 33110 — Verifications involving junk and salvage motor vehicles

**(a) Definition.—** In this section, “vehicle identification number” means a unique identification number (or derivative of that number) assigned to a passenger motor vehicle by a manufacturer in compliance with applicable regulations. **(b) General Requirements.—** (1) If an insurance carrier selling comprehensive motor vehicle insurance coverage obtains possession of and transfers a junk motor vehicle or a salvage motor vehicle, the carrier shall— (A) under procedures the Attorney General prescribes by regulation under [section 33109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33109&num=0&edition=prelim) in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, verify whether the vehicle is reported as stolen; and (B) provide the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle from the insurance carrier verification identifying the vehicle identification number and verifying that the vehicle has not been reported as stolen or, if reported as stolen, that the carrier has recovered the vehicle and has proper legal title to the vehicle. (2) (A) This subsection does not prohibit an insurance carrier from transferring a motor vehicle if, within a reasonable period of time during normal business operations (as decided by the Attorney General under [section 33109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33109&num=0&edition=prelim)) using reasonable efforts, the carrier— (i) has not been informed under the procedures prescribed in [section 33109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33109&num=0&edition=prelim) that the vehicle has not been reported as stolen; or (ii) has not otherwise established whether the vehicle ha

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49 U.S.C. § 33105 — Cost limitations

**(a) Maximum Manufacturer Costs.—** A standard under section 33102 or 33103 of this title may not impose— (1) on a manufacturer of motor vehicles, compliance costs of more than $15 a motor vehicle; or (2) on a manufacturer of major replacement parts, compliance costs for each part of more than the reasonable amount (but less than $15) that the Secretary of Transportation specifies in the standard. **(b) Costs Involved in Engines and Transmissions.—** For a manufacturer engaged in identifying engines or transmissions on October 25, 1984, in a way that substantially complies with the standard— (1) the costs of identifying engines and transmissions may not be considered in calculating the manufacturer’s costs under subsection (a) of this section; and (2) the manufacturer may not be required under the standard to conform to any identification system for engines and transmissions that imposes greater costs on the manufacturer than are incurred under the identification system used by the manufacturer on October 25, 1984. **(c) Cost Adjustments.—** (1) In this subsection— (A) “base period” means calendar year 1984. (B) “price index” means the average over a calendar year of the Consumer Price Index (all items—United States city average) published monthly by the Secretary of Labor. (2) At the beginning of each calendar year, as necessary data become available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Labor shall certify to the Secretary of Transportation and publish in the Federal Register the percentage difference between the price index for the 12 months before the beginning of the calendar year and the price index for the base period. For model years beginning in that calendar year, the amounts specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be a

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49 U.S.C. § 33108 — Monitoring compliance of manufacturers

**(a) Records, Reports, Information, and Inspection.—** To enable the Secretary of Transportation to decide whether a manufacturer of motor vehicles containing a part subject to a standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title, or a manufacturer of major replacement parts subject to the standard, is complying with this chapter and the standard, the Secretary may require the manufacturer to— (1) keep records; (2) make reports; (3) provide items and information; and (4) allow an officer or employee designated by the Secretary to inspect the vehicles and parts and relevant records of the manufacturer. **(b) Entry and Inspection.—** To enforce this chapter, an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, on presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may inspect a facility in which motor vehicles containing major parts subject to the standard, or major replacement parts subject to the standard, are manufactured, held for introduction into interstate commerce, or held for sale after introduction into interstate commerce. An inspection shall be conducted at a reasonable time, in a reasonable way, and with reasonable promptness. **(c) Certification of Compliance.—** (1) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle subject to the standard, and a manufacturer of a major replacement part subject to the standard, shall provide at the time of delivery of the vehicle or part a certification that the vehicle or part conforms to the applicable motor vehicle theft prevention standard. The certification shall accompany the vehicle or part until its delivery to the first purchaser. The Secretary by regulation may prescribe the type and form of the certification. (2) This subsection does not apply to a motor vehicle

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49 U.S.C. § 33101 — Definitions

In this chapter— (1) “chop shop” means a building, lot, facility, or other structure or premise at which at least one person engages in receiving, concealing, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or storing a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle part that has been unlawfully obtained— (A) to alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identity of the vehicle or part, including the vehicle identification number or a derivative of that number; and (B) to distribute, sell, or dispose of the vehicle or part in interstate or foreign commerce. (2) “covered major part” means a major part selected under [section 33104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33104&num=0&edition=prelim) for coverage by the vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title. (3) “existing line” means a line introduced into commerce before January 1, 1990. (4) “first purchaser” means the person making the first purchase other than for resale. (5) “line” means a name that a manufacturer of motor vehicles applies to a group of motor vehicle models of the same make that have the same body or chassis, or otherwise are similar in construction or design. (6) “major part” means— (A) the engine; (B) the transmission; (C) each door to the passenger compartment; (D) the hood; (E) the grille; (F) each bumper; (G) each front fender; (H) the deck lid, tailgate, or hatchback; (I) each rear quarter panel; (J) the trunk floor pan; (K) the frame or, for a unitized body, the supporting structure serving as the frame; and (L) any other part of a passenger motor vehicle that the Secretary of Transportation by

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49 U.S.C. § 33116 — Confidentiality of information

**(a) General.—** Information obtained by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter related to a confidential matter referred to in [section 1905 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim) may be disclosed only— (1) to another officer or employee of the United States Government for use in carrying out this chapter; or (2) in a proceeding under this chapter (except a proceeding under section 33104(a)(3)). **(b) Withholding Information From Congress.—** This section does not authorize information to be withheld from a committee of Congress authorized to have the information.

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49 U.S.C. § 33117 — Judicial review

A person that may be adversely affected by a regulation prescribed under this chapter may obtain judicial review of the regulation under [section 32909 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section32909&num=0&edition=prelim). A remedy under this section is in addition to any other remedies provided by law.

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49 U.S.C. § 33118 — Preemption of State and local law

When a motor vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title is in effect, a State or political subdivision of a State may not have a different motor vehicle theft prevention standard for a motor vehicle or major replacement part.

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49 U.S.C. § 33104 — Designation of high theft vehicle lines and parts

**(a) Designation, Nonapplication, Selection, and Procedures.—** (1) For purposes of the standard under [section 33102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section33102&num=0&edition=prelim), the following are high theft lines: (A) a passenger motor vehicle line determined under subsection (b) of this section to have had a new passenger motor vehicle theft rate in the 2-year period covering calendar years 1990 and 1991 greater than the median theft rate for all new passenger motor vehicle thefts in that 2-year period. (B) a passenger motor vehicle line initially introduced into commerce in the United States after December 31, 1989, that is selected under paragraph (3) of this subsection as likely to have a theft rate greater than the median theft rate referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph. (C) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a passenger motor vehicle line having (for existing lines) or likely to have (for new lines) a theft rate below the median theft rate referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph, if the major parts in the vehicles are selected under paragraph (3) of this subsection as interchangeable with the majority of the major parts that are subject to the standard and are contained in the motor vehicles of a line described in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph. (2) The standard may not apply to any major part of a line described in paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection if all the passenger motor vehicles of lines that are, or are likely to be, below the median theft rate, and that contain parts interchangeable with the major parts of the line involved, account (for existing lines), or the Secretary of Transportation determines they are likely to account (for new lines), for more than 90

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