Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958

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Automobile Information Disclosure Act
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Long titleAn Act to require the full and fair disclosure of certain information in connection with the distribution of new automobiles in commerce, and for other purposes
Enacted bythe 85th United States Congress
Citations
Public law85-506
Legislative history

The Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1231–1233, was passed in June 1958 by Congress and took effect in January 1959. It was sponsored by Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney, after whom the resulting "Monroney sticker" was named.

The law has been amended and now requires that all new automobiles carry a sticker on a window containing important information about the vehicle, including:


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