49-U.S.C.-32508

§32508 – Civil Actions By Owners of Passenger Motor Vehicles

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Title 49 > Subtitle VI > Part C > Chapter 325 > Section 32508

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• Reference: Section 32508
• Legend: §32508 – Civil Actions By Owners of Passenger Motor Vehicles
• USCode Year: 2013

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When an owner of a passenger motor vehicle sustains damages as a result of a motor vehicle accident because the vehicle did not comply with a standard prescribed under section 32502 of this title, the owner may bring a civil action against the manufacturer to recover the damages. The action may be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the owner resides. The action must be brought not later than 3 years after the date of the accident. The court shall award costs and a reasonable attorneys fee to the owner when a judgment is entered for the owner.

(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1047.)

The words applicable Federal are omitted as surplus. The words when a judgment is entered for the owner are substituted for in the case of any such successful action to recover that amount to eliminate unnecessary words.

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