Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 5.4
Consumer Enforcement of Used Motor Vehicle Warranties

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.4-4

§ 31-5.4-4. Waiver notice.

(a) Whenever any agreement is entered into by a consumer with a dealer for the purchase of a used motor vehicle which waives or disclaims the rights set forth in this chapter, the dealer shall post a notice unobstructed and conspicuously on the windshield of the vehicle to be sold. The notice shall be at least eight and one-half inches (8½") by eleven inches (11") in size, in bold print one inch in height, and shall state, “NO WARRANTY AS TO CONDITION — SOLD AS IS”.

(b) Whenever any dealer enters into an agreement with a consumer for a purchase of a motor vehicle, any waiver or disclaimer of the rights set forth in this chapter shall be printed on the bill of sale in a type size larger and of a different color than any other type on the bill of sale. The waiver shall be separately initialed by the purchaser and the dealer.

(c) Nothing in this section shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, this chapter shall not apply to used motor vehicles sold for less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). Further, this chapter shall not apply to the sale of classic cars registered pursuant to this title.

History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 342, § 1.