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15 U.S.C. § 1231 — Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter—
**(a)** The term “manufacturer” shall mean any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new automobiles, including any person importing new automobiles for resale and any person who acts for and is under the control of such manufacturer, assembler, or importer in connection with the distribution of new automobiles.
**(b)** The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, or any organized group of persons.
**(c)** The term “automobile” includes any passenger car or station wagon.
**(d)** The term “new automobile” means an automobile the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser.
**(e)** The term “dealer” shall mean any person resident or located in the United States or any Territory thereof or in the District of Columbia engaged in the sale or the distribution of new automobiles to the ultimate purchaser.
**(f)** The term “final assembly point” means—
(1) in the case of a new automobile manufactured or assembled in the United States, or in any Territory of the United States, the plant, factory, or other place at which a new automobile is produced or assembled by a manufacturer and from which such automobile is delivered to a dealer in such a condition that all component parts necessary to the mechanical operation of such automobile are included with such automobile, whether or not such component parts are permanently installed in or on such automobile; and
(2) in the case of a new automobile imported into the United States, the port of importation.
**(g)** The term “ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new automobile, the first person, other than a dealer purchasing in his capacity as a dealer,
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For purposes of this chapter—
**(a)** The term “manufacturer” shall mean any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new automobiles, including any person importing new automobiles for resale and any person who acts for and is under the control of such manufacturer, assembler, or importer in connection with the distribution of new automobiles.
**(b)** The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, or any organized group of persons.
**(c)** The term “automobile” includes any passenger car or station wagon.
**(d)** The term “new automobile” means an automobile the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser.
**(e)** The term “dealer” shall mean any person resident or located in the United States or any Territory thereof or in the District of Columbia engaged in the sale or the distribution of new automobiles to the ultimate purchaser.
**(f)** The term “final assembly point” means—
(1) in the case of a new automobile manufactured or assembled in the United States, or in any Territory of the United States, the plant, factory, or other place at which a new automobile is produced or assembled by a manufacturer and from which such automobile is delivered to a dealer in such a condition that all component parts necessary to the mechanical operation of such automobile are included with such automobile, whether or not such component parts are permanently installed in or on such automobile; and
(2) in the case of a new automobile imported into the United States, the port of importation.
**(g)** The term “ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new automobile, the first person, other than a dealer purchasing in his capacity as a dealer, who in good faith purchases such new automobile for purposes other than resale.
**(h)** The term “commerce” shall mean commerce among the several States of the United States or with foreign nations, or in any Territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or among the Territories or between any Territory and any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia and any State or Territory or foreign nation. New automobiles delivered to, or for further delivery to, ultimate purchasers within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific, the Canal Zone, Wake Island, Midway Island, Kingman Reef, Johnson Island, or within any other place under the jurisdiction of the United States shall be deemed to have been distributed in commerce.
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**(a)** Until Congress shall further provide for the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, all executive, legislative, and judicial authority necessary for the civil administration of the Trust Territory shall continue to be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner and through such agency or agencies as the President of the United States may direct or authorize.
**(b)** The head of any department, corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the Government may, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, extend to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, with or without reimbursement, scientific, technical, and other assistance under any program administered by such agency, or extend to the Trust Territory any Federal program administered by such agency, if the assistance or program will promote the welfare of the Trust Territory, notwithstanding any provision of law under which the Trust Territory may otherwise be ineligible for the assistance or program: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not request assistance pursuant to this subsection that involves, in the aggregate, an estimated nonreimbursable cost in any one fiscal year in excess of $150,000: Provided further, That the cost of any program extended to the Trust Territory under this subsection shall be reimbursable out of appropriations authorized and made for the government of the Trust Territory pursuant to section 2 of this Act, as amended. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under a grant-in-aid program.
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Every manufacturer of new automobiles distributed in commerce shall, prior to the delivery of any new automobile to any dealer, or at or prior to the introduction date of new models delivered to a dealer prior to such introduction date, securely affix to the windshield, or side window of such automobile a label on which such manufacturer shall endorse clearly, distinctly and legibly true and correct entries disclosing the following information concerning such automobile—
**(a)** the make, model, and serial or identification number or numbers;
**(b)** the final assembly point;
**(c)** the name, and the location of the place of business, of the dealer to whom it is to be delivered;
**(d)** the name of the city or town at which it is to be delivered to such dealer;
**(e)** the method of transportation used in making delivery of such automobile, if driven or towed from final assembly point to place of delivery;
**(f)** the following information:
(1) the retail price of such automobile suggested by the manufacturer;
(2) the retail delivered price suggested by the manufacturer for each accessory or item of optional equipment, physically attached to such automobile at the time of its delivery to such dealer, which is not included within the price of such automobile as stated pursuant to paragraph (1);
(3) the amount charged, if any, to such dealer for the transportation of such automobile to the location at which it is delivered to such dealer; and
(4) the total of the amounts specified pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
**(g)** if one or more safety ratings for such automobile have been assigned and formally published or released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the New Car Assessment Program, information about safety ratings that—
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**(a) Failure to affix required label** Any manufacturer of automobiles distributed in commerce who willfully fails to affix to any new automobile manufactured or imported by him the label required by [section 1232 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1232&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined not more than $1,000. Such failure with respect to each automobile shall constitute a separate offense.
**(b) Failure to endorse required label** Any manufacturer of automobiles distributed in commerce who willfully fails to endorse clearly, distinctly and legibly any label as required by [section 1232 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1232&num=0&edition=prelim), or who makes a false endorsement of any such label, shall be fined not more than $1,000. Such failure or false endorsement with respect to each automobile shall constitute a separate offense.
**(c) Removal, alteration, or illegibility of required label** Any person who willfully removes, alters, or renders illegible any label affixed to a new automobile pursuant to [section 1232 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1232&num=0&edition=prelim), or any endorsement thereon, prior to the time that such automobile is delivered to the actual custody and possession of the ultimate purchaser of such new automobile, except where the manufacturer relabels the automobile in the event the same is rerouted, repurchased, or reacquired by the manufacturer of such automobile, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Such removal, alteration, or rendering illegible with respect to each automobile shall constitute a separate offense.
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**(a) In General.—** A State department of motor vehicles, and any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity:
(1) personal information, as defined in [18 U.S.C. 2725(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2725/3&num=0&edition=prelim), about any individual obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) highly restricted personal information, as defined in [18 U.S.C. 2725(4)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2725/4&num=0&edition=prelim), about any individual obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record, without the express consent of the person to whom such information applies, except uses permitted in subsections (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(6), and (b)(9): Provided, That subsection (a)(2) shall not in any way affect the use of organ donation information on an individual’s driver’s license or affect the administration of organ donation initiatives in the States.
**(b) Permissible Uses.—** Personal information referred to in subsection (a) shall be disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers, and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the purposes of titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, the Automobile Information Disclosure Act ([15 U.S.C. 1231](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1231
(b) Application
Subsection (a) shall apply to contracts entered
into, amended, altered, modified, renewed, or ex-
tended after November 2, 2002.
(Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11028, Nov. 2,
2002, 116 Stat. 1835.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 30102(6) of title 49, referred to in subsec.
(a)(1)(A), probably should be ‘‘section 30102(a)(6) of title
49’’, which was redesignated section 30102(a)(7) of title
49 by section 24109(b)(2) of Pub. L. 114–94, div. B, title
XXIV, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1706.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the 21st Century De-
partment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act,
and not as part of act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1038, which com-
prises this chapter.
CHAPTER 28—DISCLOSURE OF AUTOMOBILE
INFORMATION
Sec.
1231.
Definitions.
1232.
Label and entry requirements.
1232a.
Repealed.
1233.
Violations and penalties.
§ 1231. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter—
(a) The term ‘‘manufacturer’’ shall mean any
person engaged in the manufacturing or assem-
bling of new automobiles, including any person
importing new automobiles for resale and any
person who acts for and is under the control of
such manufacturer, assembler, or importer in
connection with the distribution of new auto-
mobiles.
(b) The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual,
partnership, corporation, business trust, or any
organized group of persons.
(c) The term ‘‘automobile’’ includes any pas-
senger car or station wagon.
(d) The term ‘‘new automobile’’ means an
automobile the equitable or legal title to which
has never been transferred by a manufacturer,
distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser.
(e) The term ‘‘dealer’’ shall mean any person
resident or located in the Un
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