A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify the liability of secondary metals recyclers and salvage yards when purchasing certain motor vehicles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑62.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑62.1.  Purchase of vehicles for purposes of scrap or parts only.
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(c)	Violations. – Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this section, or any person who falsifies the statement required under subsection (a)(1)g. of this section, shall be guilty of a Class I felony and shall pay a minimum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The court may order a defendant seller under this subsection to make restitution to the secondary metals recycler, salvage yard, lien holder, or other registered owner of the motor vehicle for any damage or loss caused by the defendant seller arising out of an offense committed by the defendant seller.
(c1)	Liability. – A secondary metals recycler or salvage yard shall not be liable either civilly or criminally for any loss of or damage to a motor vehicle purchased in accordance with the requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (a1) of this section.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to motor vehicles purchased on or after that date.