Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Authority, rules of construction,
purposes
(1) This chapter is adopted by the
office of the attorney general of Ohio pursuant to division (A) of section
1345.77 and Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code.
(2) Without limiting
the scope of any section of the Revised Code or any other rule, this chapter
shall be liberally construed and applied to promote their purposes and
policies.
(3) The purposes and
policies of this chapter are to:
(a) Define
with reasonable specificity the qualifications for the certification of
informal dispute settlement programs for the resolution of new motor vehicle
warranty disputes between the consumer and the manufacturer or its agents.
(b) Encourage the establishment
and qualification of dispute resolution programs for settlement of new motor
vehicle warranty disputes.
(B) Severability
Each substantive rule and every part of each substantive rule
is an independent rule and part of a rule, and the holding of any rule or part
of a rule to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause does not
affect the validity or constitutionality of any other rule or part of a rule,
and, to this end, each and every rule, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
provision of this chapter is hereby declared severable.
(C) Definitions
(1) For purposes of this chapter, the
definitions found in section
1345.71 of the Revised Code,
including any amendments, shall apply.
(2) "The act" means sections
1345.71 to
1345.77 of the Revised Code,
including any amendments.
(3)
"Board" means the organization, person, or entity which conducts the
dispute-settlement processes, including but not limited to conciliation,
mediation, or arbitration procedures by which a warrantor has agreed to be
bound.
(4) "Arbitrators" means the
person or persons within a board actually deciding disputes.
(5) "On the face of the warranty" means the
page on which the warranty text begins or on the first page of an alternative
document issued by the warrantor for the purpose of complying with this
chapter.
(6) "Warrantor" means the
manufacturer or distributor of a new motor vehicle which provides a warranty
for that motor vehicle.
(7)
"Warranty disputes" means any unresolved complaint initiated by a consumer
which alleges a nonconformity in a motor vehicle relating to a written
warranty.
(8) "Attorney general"
means the attorney general of Ohio, or his or her representative.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
9/12/2019 and
09/12/2024
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
1345.77
Rule Amplifies:
1345.77
Prior Effective Dates:
11/29/1987
