§ 31-5.1-20 - Extent of damage liability to dealers. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-5.1-20

   § 31-5.1-20  Extent of damage liability todealers. – (a) The extent of liability to a dealer regarding repair work shall be limitedto the gross charge for the repair work.

   (b) Dealers shall not be liable for transportation or rentalcosts during the time in which repairs are made.

   (c) In any action regarding dealers involving §§31-5.1-18 – 31-5.1-20 the dealer shall have the right to recoverreasonable attorney's fees and court costs upon a finding of capricious actionby a litigant.

   (d) Where a dealer has refunded the purchase price in full ona new motor vehicle within thirty (30) days of delivery, and that vehicle isreturned to the dealer free of collision, the dealer may sell the motor vehicleas new but the vehicle's mileage must be disclosed to the buyer.