Effective - 01 Jan 2009
385.436. Admissibility of failure to comply evidence. — Sections 385.400 to 385.436 apply* to all vehicle protection products sold or offered for sale on or after January 1, 2009. The failure of any person to comply with sections 385.400 to 385.436 prior to January 1, 2009, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding, administrative proceeding, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution proceeding and may not otherwise be used to prove that the action of any person or the affected vehicle protection product was unlawful or otherwise improper. The adoption of sections 385.400 to 385.436 does not imply that a vehicle protection product warranty was insurance prior to January 1, 2009. The penalty provision of sections 385.400 to 385.436 do not apply to any violation of sections 385.400 to 385.436 relating to or in connection with the sale or failure to disclose in a retail installment contract or lease, or contract or agreement that provides for payments under a vehicle protection product warranty so long as the sale of such product, contract, or agreement was otherwise disclosed to the purchaser in writing at the time of the purchase or lease.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947)
Effective 1-01-09
*Word "applies" appears in original rolls.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 385 - Credit Insurance and Service Contracts
Section 385.010 - Purpose clause.
Section 385.015 - Scope of law.
Section 385.020 - Definitions.
Section 385.025 - Credit life and accident insurance, form in which it shall be issued.
Section 385.030 - Amount of insurance permitted — payments, amount of, limited.
Section 385.035 - Term of policy, prepayment of debt, effect of.
Section 385.055 - Who may issue credit life insurance.
Section 385.060 - Reporting and settlement of claims — who may adjust claims.
Section 385.075 - Regulatory powers of director.
Section 385.200 - Definitions.
Section 385.204 - Reimbursement insurance policies, requirements.
Section 385.208 - Deceptive practices.
Section 385.210 - Record-keeping requirements.
Section 385.212 - Termination, notice required.
Section 385.214 - Providers considered agents of insurer, when — indemnification and subrogation.
Section 385.216 - Investigations, administrative orders.
Section 385.218 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 385.220 - Inapplicability.
Section 385.300 - Definitions.
Section 385.302 - Registration required, fee — administrator authorized — provider requirements.
Section 385.304 - Reimbursement insurance policy requirements.
Section 385.306 - Contract requirements, contents.
Section 385.308 - Deceptive practices.
Section 385.310 - Record-keeping requirements.
Section 385.312 - Termination, notice required.
Section 385.314 - Providers considered agents of insurer, when — indemnification and subrogation.
Section 385.316 - Investigations, administrative orders.
Section 385.318 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 385.320 - Inapplicability.
Section 385.321 - Effective date for certain sections.
Section 385.400 - Citation of law.
Section 385.403 - Definitions.
Section 385.406 - Applicability, exceptions.
Section 385.409 - Registration required — records, content — fee — notice for failure to register.
Section 385.415 - Warranty reimbursement insurance policy requirements.
Section 385.418 - Warranty requirements.
Section 385.424 - Prohibited use of names and terms.
Section 385.427 - Record-keeping requirements.
Section 385.430 - Enforcement authority — administrative orders permitted.
Section 385.433 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 385.436 - Admissibility of failure to comply evidence.