MHHS · Consumer Protection Act
Part 10 — .1
108.1 Automotive Sales and Repairs Definitions
(a) "automotive business" means the business designated as the
automotive business under the Designation of Trades and
Businesses Regulation (AR 178/99);
(b) "automotive business opera tor" means a person who is
engaged in the automotive business;
(c) "consumer" means
(i) an individual who receives or has the right to receive
goods or services for personal use from an automotive
business operator as a result of a purchase, lease, gift,
contest or other arrangement, but does not include an
individual who intends to sell the goods after receiving
them, or
(ii) a business with a commercia l fleet of 5 or fewer vehicles
that receives or has the right to receive goods or services
for business use from an automotive business operator as
a result of a purchase, lease, gift, contest or other
arrangement, but does not include a business that intends
to sell the goods after receiving them;
(d) "vehicle" means a ve hicle as defined in the Automotive
Business Regulation (AR 192/99).
2017 c18 s1(11)
RSA 2000
Disclosure, standard bill of sale, warranties, estimates,
authorization of work
108.2(1) An automotive business operator engaged in automotive
sales shall disclose specified information to each consumer in
accordance with the regulations.
(2) An automotive business operator engaged in automotive sales
shall use a standard bill of sale in accordance with the regulations.
(3) An automotive business operator engaged in automotive
repairs shall provide a warranty in accordance with the regulations.
(4) An automotive business operator engaged in automotive
repairs shall, on request from the customer, provide an estimate of
the cost of proposed work in accordance with the regulations.
(5) An automotive business operator engaged in automotive
repairs shall not conduct specified work unless the consumer has
provided authorization as required in the regulations.
2017 c18 s1(11)