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[86 STAT. 962]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1972
[86 STAT. 962]

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PUBLIC LAW 92-513-OCT. 20, 1972

[86 STAT.

in operation; but shall not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips. (2) The term "repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative. (3) The term "transfer" means to change ownership by purchase, gift, or any other means. U N L A W F U L DEVICES

True mileage

SEC. 403. I t is unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install or to have installed, any device which causes an odoing^^p ^Q register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance. U N L A W F U L CHANGE OF MILEAGE

SEC. 404. I t is unlawful for any person or his agent to disconnect, reset, or alter the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to ch ange the number of miles indicated thereon. OPERATION W I T H I N T E N T TO DEFRAUD

SEC. 405. I t is unlawful for any person with the intent to defraud to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional. CONSPIRACY

SEC. 406. No person shall conspire with any other person to violate section 403,404,405,407, or 408. L A W F U L SERVICE, REPAIR, OR REPLACEMENT

SEC. 407. Nothing in this title shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. Any removal or alteration of such notice so affixed shall be unlawful. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 408. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe rules requiring any transferor to give the following written disclosure to the transferee in connection with the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle: (1) Disclosure of the cumulative mileage registered on the odometer. (2) Disclosure that the actual mileage is unkown, if the odometer reading is known to the transferor to be different from the number of miles the vehicle has actually traveled.