Title

Automobile Dealers. Buyers' Rights to Cancel Purchase. Seller Disclosures. Initiative Statute.

Attorney General No.

SA2005RF0049

Secretary of State No.

1109

Description

Allows buyer of used automobile to return automobile to dealer, cancel purchase within three business days and receive full refund, less reasonable mileage offset. Requires that dealers disclose credit scores. Limits dealer loan fees to $150; prohibits dealers from accepting additional compensation from certain lenders. Requires dealers to disclose monthly cost of financing optional items. Prohibits advertising or selling used vehicles as certified, except in limited circumstances. Prohibits sale of vehicles failing smog standards. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Various possible impact on state and local government revenues resulting from changes in the financing of vehicle sales. The net fiscal impact of these changes is unknown.

Proponents

James C. Harrison, Douglas G. Denton

Date

3-15-2005

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

Automobile Dealers. Buyers' Rights to Cancel Purchase. Seller Disclosures. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1109 (2005).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1273