Odometers

§ 21.3. Disclosure of odometer information.
(a)  General. Prior to or simultaneously with the execution of an ownership transfer document, each transferor of a motor vehicle shall furnish to the transferee a written statement signed by the transferor, containing the following information:
(1)  The cumulative mileage registered on the odometer, which figure reflects the actual mileage the vehicle has traveled.
(2)  If the transferor knows that the odometer reading differs from the number of miles the vehicle has actually traveled, and that the difference is greater than that caused by odometer calibration error, a statement that the actual vehicle mileage is unknown.
(b)  Statement on ownership transfer document. If the ownership transfer document incorporates an odometer disclosure statement complying with subsection (a), the transferor shall satisfy the requirements of that subsection by completing the appropriate statement on the ownership transfer document.
(c)  Separate statement. If the ownership transfer document does not incorporate a disclosure statement containing the information provided under subsection (a), the transferor shall furnish the transferee a separate odometer disclosure statement which shall conform in content to the Federal odometer disclosure form specified in §  580.6 of 49 CFR Part 580, Odometer Disclosure Requirements. The separate disclosure statement shall be completed in duplicate. The duplicate copy shall be attached to the ownership transfer document and forwarded to the Department by the transferee with the application for a new certificate of title.

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