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 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1049 (6) "repair" and "replace" mean to restore to a sound working condition by replacing any part of an odometer or by correcting any inoperative part of an odometer. (7) "title" means the certificate of title or other document issued by the State indicating ownership. (8) "transfer" means to change ownership by sale, gift, or other means. §32703. Preventing tampering A person may not— (1) advertise for sale, sell, use, install, or have installed, a device that makes an odometer of a motor vehicle register a mileage different from the mileage the vehicle was driven, as registered by the odometer within the designed tolerance of the manufacturer of the odometer; (2) disconnect, reset, alter, or have disconnected, reset, or altered, an odometer of a motor vehicle intending to change the mileage registered by the odometer; (3) with intent to defraud, operate a motor vehicle on a public street, road, or highway if the person knows that the odometer of the vehicle is disconnected or not operating; or (4) conspire to violate this section or section 32704 or 32705 of this title. § 32704. Service, repair, and replacement (a) ADJUSTING MILEAGE.—A person may service, repair, or replace an odometer of a motor vehicle if the mileage registered by the odometer remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. If the mileage cannot remain the same— (1) the person shall adjust the odometer to read zero; and (2) the owner of the vehicle or agent of the owner shall attach a written notice to the left door frame of the vehicle specifying the mileage before the service, repair, or replacement and the date of the service, repair, or replacement. (b) REMOVING OR ALTERING NOTICE. —^A person may not, with intent to defraud, remove or alter a notice attached to a motor vehicle as required by this section. §32705. Disclosure requirements on transfer of motor vehicles (a) WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. —(1) Under regula- Regulations, tions prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, a person transferring ownership of a motor vehicle shall give the transferee a written disclosure— (A) of the cumulative mileage registered by the odometer; or (B) that the mileage is unknown if the transferor knows that the mileage registered by the odometer is incorrect. (2) A person making a written disclosure required by a regulation prescribed under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not make a false statement in the disclosure. (3) A person acquiring a motor vehicle for resale may accept a disclosure under this section only if it is complete.

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