North Carolina § 20-219 - 5. Dealer liability for third-party motor vehicle history reports.
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§ 20-219. 5. Dealer liability for third-party motor vehicle history reports.
A motor vehicle dealer, as defined in G.S. 20-286(11) , and the dealer's owners, shareholders, officers, employees, and agents who, in conjunction with the actual or potential sale or lease of a motor vehicle, arrange to provide, provide, or otherwise make available to a vehicle purchaser, lessee, or other person any third-party motor vehicle history report, shall not be liable to the vehicle purchaser, lessee, or other person for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies contained in the third-party motor vehicle history report that are not based on information provided directly to the preparer of the third-party motor vehicle history report by that dealer. For purposes of this section, a "third-party motor vehicle history report" means any information prepared by a party other than the dealer, relating to any one or more of the following: vehicle ownership or titling history; liens on the vehicle; vehicle service, maintenance, or repair history; vehicle condition; or vehicle accident or collision history. History (2019-181, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-181, s. 6, made this section effective July 26, 2019. §§ 20-219.6 through 20-219.8: Reserved for future codification purposes.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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