173 Relating to: reporting a nonconformity under the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.  

  •   Date of enactment: February 29, 2016
    2015 Senate Bill 274   Date of publication*: March 1, 2016
    * Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication."
    2015 WISCONSIN ACT 173
    An Act to repeal 218.0171 (8) (a) 1.; and to amend 218.0171 (2) (a) and 218.0171 (8) (b) 5. of the statutes; relating to: reporting a nonconformity under the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
    The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
    Section 1 . 218.0171 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
    218.0171 (2) (a) If a new motor vehicle does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the motor vehicle lessor, or any of the manufacturer's authorized motor vehicle dealers on the form specified in sub. (8) (a) 1. and makes the motor vehicle available for repair before the expiration of the warranty or one year after first delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is sooner, the nonconformity shall be repaired.
    Section 2 . 218.0171 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
    Section 3 . 218.0171 (8) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
    218.0171 (8) (b) 5. If the form is to be used for the purpose of making an election described in par. (a) 2. or 3., a A place on the form to make the election described in par. (a) 2. or 3 .
    Section 4 . Initial applicability.
    (1) This act first applies to reports of nonconformity made by a consumer on March 1, 2014.

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