Massachusetts S709 requires auto insurance damage appraisers to inform vehicle owners if their damaged car fails safety or emissions standards.

Massachusetts S709 mandates that licensed auto insurance damage appraisers must notify vehicle owners if their damaged car no longer meets safety or emissions standards. The appraiser must provide a notice in a format prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar will issue annual guidelines on safety and emissions items requiring such notices and publish them in the Massachusetts Register. The bill also establishes rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of these notices.

Massachusetts S709 requires auto insurance damage appraisers to inform vehicle owners if their damaged car fails safety or emissions standards.

Massachusetts S709 mandates that licensed auto insurance damage appraisers must notify vehicle owners if their damaged car no longer meets safety or emissions standards. The appraiser must provide a notice in a format prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar will issue annual guidelines on safety and emissions items requiring such notices and publish them in the Massachusetts Register. The bill also establishes rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of these notices.