49 USC § 32701 - Findings and purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s32701"
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title: "49 USC § 32701 - Findings and purposes"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "32701"
section_name: "Findings and purposes"
chapter_number: 327
chapter_name: "ODOMETERS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)"
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# § 32701. Findings and purposes

**(a)** **Findings.—** Congress finds that—

**(1)** buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;

**(2)** buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;

**(3)** an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and

**(4)** motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign commerce.

**(b)** **Purposes.—** The purposes of this chapter are—

**(1)** to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and

**(2)** to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 32701(a) | 15:1981 (1st sentence). | Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 401, 86 Stat. 961. |
| 32701(b) | 15:1981 (last sentence). |  |