California Dealers Support Bill 1215 Requiring Used Car Title Checks
Posted on Mon, Aug 22, 2011
California New Car Dearlers Association Defends Assembly Bill 1215 Requiring Title Checks on Used Vehicles
California Assembly Bill 1215 will require all car dealers to run all used vehicles they sell through NMVTIS, a national database overseen the by U.S. Department of Justice, to make sure the vehicle is not stolen, salvaged, junked, flood-damaged, or a Lemon Law buyback. Although not every state participates fully in NMVTIS, its databse currently contains more than 87% of all vehicle title information nationwide - a percentage that will only increase as more DMVs come into compliance with the federal madate.
AB 1215 adds an important layer of consumer protection to used-car buyers, and we join the California New Car Dealers Association in supporting its adoption.
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"A leap forward for cars, consumers and California"
For most consumers, buying a car ranks second only to the financial commitment that comes with home ownership. It’s challenging enough in a good economy, but with working families trying to stretch their dollars, there couldn’t be a better time to reform how cars are bought and registered in California.
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