§ 24-5-13-16.2 — Civil action by buyer for failure to disclose methamphetamine vehicles; remedies

Indiana § 24-5-13-16.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: CONSUMER SALES
• Ch. 13: Motor Vehicle Protection

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2. (a) In addition to any other remedy or
penalty provided in this chapter, if a dealer or seller fails to make a
disclosure required under section 16.1 of this chapter, a buyer or lessee
may bring a civil action against the dealer or seller.
(b) In an action brought by a buyer or lessee under this section, a
court may order a dealer or seller to perform either of the following:
(1) Decontaminate or contract for the decontamination of the
methamphetamine vehicle in accordance with and to a standard
set forth under 318 IAC 1.
(2) Reimburse a buyer or lessee who incurred damages or
expenses to remediate or decontaminate a methamphetamine
vehicle to address the nonconformity.
(c) In addition to the remedies described in subsection (b), a court
may award liquidated damages to a buyer or lessee in an amount not to
exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(d) This section does not eliminate or abrogate existing tort
remedies that may be available to a buyer or lessee.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.76-2013, SEC.7.