15 USC 6781 - Standard of regulation for motor vehicle rentals

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 6781.

Standard of regulation for motor vehicle rentals

(a)

Protection against retroactive application of regulatory and legal action

(b)

Preeminence of State insurance law

No provision of this section shall be construed as altering the validity, interpretation, construction, or effect of—

(1)

any State statute;

(2)

the prospective application of any court judgment interpreting or applying any State statute; or

(3)

the prospective application of any final State regulation, order, bulletin, or other statutorily authorized interpretation or action,

which, by its specific terms, expressly regulates or exempts from regulation any person who solicits the purchase of or sells insurance connected with, and incidental to, the short-term lease or rental of a motor vehicle.

(c)

Scope of application

This section shall apply with respect to—

(1)

the lease or rental of a motor vehicle for a total period of 90 consecutive days or less; and

(2)

insurance which is provided in connection with, and incidentally to, such lease or rental for a period of consecutive days not exceeding the lease or rental period.

(d)

Motor vehicle defined

(Pub. L. 106–102, title III, § 341, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1434.)

cite as: 15 USC 6781