§ 32701. Findings and purposes

Statutory text

Findings.—

Congress finds that—

buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;

buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;

an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and

motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign commerce.

Purposes.—

The purposes of this chapter are—

to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and

to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1994
Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745
Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 32701
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
32701(a)	15:1981 (1st sentence).	Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 401, 86 Stat. 961.
32701(b)	15:1981 (last sentence).

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)