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Chapter 492 - INSTALLMENT SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Act 307 of 1925 ‑ Repealed-FINANCE COMPANIES (492.1 - 492.17)
Act 229 of 2009 ‑ GUARANTEED ASSET PROTECTION WAIVER ACT (492.21 - 492.33)
     Section 492.21 ‑ Short title.
     Section 492.23 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 492.25 ‑ Offering, selling, or providing guaranteed asset protection waiver; requirements; contractual liability or other insurance policy.
     Section 492.27 ‑ Disclosure; contents.
     Section 492.29 ‑ Cancellation.
     Section 492.31 ‑ Commissioner; enforcement of act; notice and hearing; actions.
     Section 492.33 ‑ Applicability; exceptions.
Act 27 of 1950 (Ex. Sess.) ‑ MOTOR VEHICLE SALES FINANCE ACT (492.101 - 492.141)
     Section 492.101 ‑ Motor vehicle sales finance act; short title.
     Section 492.102 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 492.103 ‑ Installment seller of motor vehicles; sales finance company; license required.
     Section 492.104 ‑ License; application; form; contents; appointment of statutory agent; service of process; separate application for each place of business; renewal.
     Section 492.105 ‑ Bond to accompany first license application; bond applicable to principal place of business; form; penal sum; execution; condition; action on bond; filing new bond or renewal certificate.
     Section 492.106 ‑ License; application; fee; abatement in amount of license fee; expiration of license; examination fee; hourly rate and per contract rate; invoice; payment; disposition and use of fees and expenses.
     Section 492.106a ‑ Receipt of completed application for new or renewal license; issuance of license within certain time period; report.
     Section 492.107 ‑ License certificate; issuance; posting; license nontransferable and nonassignable; change in business location; notice; amendment of license certificate; fee; operating more than 1 place of business.
     Section 492.108 ‑ License; application, rejection, grounds, notice; retention of fee.
     Section 492.109 ‑ License; revocation or suspension; grounds; appeal.
     Section 492.110 ‑ Investigation and examination of records; access to place of business; required witness attendance; subpoena; forms, rules and regulations.
     Section 492.111 ‑ Books, accounts and records; maintenance.
     Section 492.112 ‑ Installment sale contract; contents; signatures; buyer's copy; notice; form; delivery acknowledgment; payments; applicability.
     Section 492.113 ‑ Installment sale contract; contents; collateral security; notice of legal rights; liability.
     Section 492.113a ‑ Installment sale transaction; certain payments by seller on behalf of buyer.
     Section 492.114 ‑ Installment sale contract; condition of signing; acceleration clause; right of repossession; prohibited provisions.
     Section 492.114a ‑ Evidence of obligation; holder subject to claims and defenses of buyer; limitation on buyer's recovery; mandatory provision in installment sale contract; sales to which section applicable; action to collect debt; designation of disinterested third party to receive payments; amount and distribution of payments.
     Section 492.115 ‑ Installment sale contract; sale, transfer, assignment; notice to buyer; exception; assignment contracts.
     Section 492.116 ‑ Installment sale contract; insurance of vehicle, limitation, coercion prohibited; premium cost, buyer's certificate, terms of contract, cancellation.
     Section 492.116a ‑ Unexpired insurance premiums; crediting.
     Section 492.117 ‑ Installment sale contract; costs; fees.
     Section 492.118 ‑ Finance charge on installment sale contract; maximum rate; computation.
     Section 492.119 ‑ Installment sale contract; extension; refinance charges; maximum rate; cash loans.
     Section 492.120 ‑ Installment sale contract; default charge; maximum rate; computation; collection.
     Section 492.121 ‑ Installment sale contract; prepayment of unpaid time balance; rebate of unearned finance charge.
     Section 492.122 ‑ Installment sale contract; payments.
     Section 492.122a ‑ Truth in lending act; effect of compliance.
     Section 492.123‑492.127 ‑ Repealed. 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
     Section 492.128 ‑ Installment sale contract; buyer furnished statement of account, contents; fee for additional statement.
     Section 492.129 ‑ Installment sale contract; receipt, contents; payment by mail.
     Section 492.130 ‑ Installment sale contract; payment in full, release, discharge, instruments delivered to buyer.
     Section 492.131 ‑ Installment sale contract; limitation on charges; charges prohibited; equity transfer.
     Section 492.132 ‑ Installment sale contract; waiver.
     Section 492.133 ‑ Installment sale contract; prior contracts.
     Section 492.134 ‑ Installment sale contract; expiration, surrender or revocation of license.
     Section 492.135 ‑ Installment sale contract; sales outside state.
     Section 492.136 ‑ Businesses not affected or impaired by acts.
     Section 492.137 ‑ Violation of act; penalty.
     Section 492.138 ‑ Repealed. 1988, Act 242, Eff. Aug. 1, 1988.
     Section 492.139, 492.140 ‑ Repealed. 1964, Act 256, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964.
     Section 492.141 ‑ Optional method of computing finance charge.
Act 217 of 1969 ‑ INSURANCE ON FINANCED MOTOR VEHICLES (492.151 - 492.151)
     Section 492.151 ‑ Installment sale contract; prepayment of time balance prior to insurance coverage expiration; notice to insurer; payment of unearned insurance premiums.

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