MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2003 Regular Session
To: Insurance
By: Senator(s) Kirby
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A BUSINESS FROM USING NONORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER AFTERMARKET CRASH PARTS ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR AUTHORIZATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. A business may not authorize or require the use of a nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash part on any motor vehicle without first obtaining the written consent of the owner of the motor vehicle at the time of repair authorization, verifiable by the owner's signature on a separate consent form prepared by the Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2003.