AB 2227: Motorcycles: hang tags.

Existing law imposes specified requirements on manufacturers and dealers of motor vehicles and motorcycles sold or leased in this state. Existing law prohibits a dealer from selling, offering for sale, or displaying, any new, assembled motorcycle on its premises, unless there is securely attached to the handlebars of the motorcycle a label, approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, furnished by the manufacturer of the motorcycle. Under existing law, that label is required to clearly indicate specified information, including the recommended retail price of the motorcycle and the recommended price for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the motorcycle at the time of its delivery to the dealer. A violation of these provisions is a crime.

This bill would require that label to be in the form of a hang tag, and to include the manufacturers suggested retail price, as defined, for that motorcycle, and the vehicle identification number of that motorcycle. The bill would prohibit a dealer from affixing a supplemental price label containing a price that represents the dealers asking price that exceeds the manufacturers suggested retail price unless the label complies with specified requirements and disclosures. The bill would make additional conforming changes. Because a violation of these requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.