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| Clarence Mills
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News Bulletin PR-60
October 7, 2008
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California Crash Parts Bill Vetoed by Governor
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 7, 2008 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has vetoed California Assembly Bill 2825 regarding automotive repair crash parts after holding the bill on his desk since Aug. 18, 2008. Assembly Bill 2825 would have amended the existing Automotive Repair Act, which requires all work completed by an automotive repair dealer to be recorded on an invoice. This includes both service work and parts used. The invoice must also specify if the crash parts used are original equipment manufacturer parts or aftermarket crash parts, which have been proffered on the written estimate given to the customer for approval before repair work begins.
Assembly Bill 2825 would have required the Automotive Repair Act to better inform customers of automotive repair shops as well as protect their rights as consumers. It would have also required automotive repair dealers to provide invoices from distributors, dealers or manufacturers of crash parts that were installed if they exceeded $50. On the first page of the written estimate, a notice would have been inserted to specify that installing parts other than those included in the estimate - and without approval from the customer - is unlawful.
The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from both the mechanical and collision repair segments of the automotive service industry. ASA's headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.
ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org, or visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.
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