(1) A person may not issue, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise provide a vehicle value protection agreement that does not comply with this chapter.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-64-201

  • Agreement administrator: means a person who provides administrative functions related to a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
  • Finance agreement: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-6b-102. See Utah Code 13-64-101
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Preliminary period: means a time period that:
         (7)(a) begins the day on which the vehicle value protection agreement becomes effective; and
         (7)(b) ends the last day on which the purchaser may cancel the vehicle value protection agreement with a full refund. See Utah Code 13-64-101
  • Provider: means a person who is obligated to provide a benefit to another person under a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
  • Purchaser: means a person who purchases a benefit from another person under a vehicle value protection agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
         (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
         (42)(b)
              (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and
              (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-6b-102. See Utah Code 13-64-101
  • Vehicle value protection agreement: includes :
              (12)(b)(i) a vehicle trade-in agreement;
              (12)(b)(ii) a vehicle diminished value agreement;
              (12)(b)(iii) a vehicle cash down payment protection agreement; and
              (12)(b)(iv) a vehicle depreciation benefit agreement. See Utah Code 13-64-101
(2) A vehicle value protection agreement shall conspicuously disclose:

     (2)(a) the name, address, and contact information of:

          (2)(a)(i) the provider;
          (2)(a)(ii) the agreement administrator, if any; and
          (2)(a)(iii) the purchaser;
     (2)(b) the terms of the vehicle value protection agreement, including:

          (2)(b)(i) the charges under the vehicle value protection agreement;
          (2)(b)(ii) the benefit eligibility requirements;
          (2)(b)(iii) the conditions imposed by the vehicle value protection agreement; and
          (2)(b)(iv) the procedure a purchaser is required to follow to obtain the benefit; and
     (2)(c) subject to Subsection (3), the terms or restrictions governing cancellation of the vehicle value protection agreement, including:

          (2)(c)(i) that the purchaser may cancel the vehicle value protection agreement during the preliminary period;
          (2)(c)(ii) the length of the preliminary period;
          (2)(c)(iii) the purchaser’s right to a refund for cancellation under Section 13-64-203; and
          (2)(c)(iv) the methodology for calculating any refund to the purchaser for cancellation.
(3) The disclosure described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) shall:

     (3)(a) be written in dark bold with at least 12-point type on the first page of the vehicle value protection agreement; and
     (3)(b) read as follows: “IN ACCORDANCE WITH UTAH CODE SECTION 13-64-203, YOU, THE PURCHASER, MAY CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE END OF THE PRELIMINARY PERIOD DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT.”
(4) The provider shall provide the purchaser a copy of the vehicle value protection agreement at the time the provider and purchaser enter into the vehicle value protection agreement.
(5) A finance agreement or vehicle purchase agreement may not be conditioned on a purchaser entering into a vehicle value protection agreement.