MOTOR VEH OWNER-RT TO REPAIR

Creates the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act and amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the manufacturer of any motor vehicle that is sold in this State shall promptly, upon request, provide to any independent motor vehicle repair facility in this State and to any motor vehicle owner all information related to the proper and complete diagnosis, service, maintenance, activation, certification, and repair of the vehicle, including all non-emission-related service information or training information. Requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to promptly, upon request, permit independent motor vehicle repair facilities to acquire necessary diagnostic tools; requires such a manufacturer to promptly, upon request, provide aftermarket tool companies with information that will allow them to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics as those tools made available by the manufacturer to authorized dealers and authorized motor vehicle repair facilities. Provides that the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act applies to all motor vehicles manufactured after model year 1994. Provides that nothing in the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to divulge information that is a trade secret. Provides for a civil action by a person who suffers actual damage as a result of a violation of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act. Provides for penalties for violations of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act; also provides that a violation of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.