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- Sec. 30142. Importing
motor vehicles for personal use
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- GENERAL Section 30112(a)
of this title does not apply to an imported motor
vehicle if
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- the vehicle is
imported for personal use, and not for
resale, by an individual (except an
individual described in sections 30143
and 30144 of this title);
- the vehicle is
imported after January 31, 1990; and
- the individual takes
the actions required under subsection (b)
of this section to receive an exemption.
- EXEMPTIONS
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- To receive an
exemption under subsection (a) of this
section, an individual must
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- provide the
Secretary of the Treasury (acting
for the Secretary of
Transportation) with
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- an
appropriate bond in an
amount determined under
section 30141(d) of this
title;
- a copy
of an agreement with an
importer registered under
section 30141(c) of this
title for bringing the
motor vehicle into
compliance with
applicable motor vehicle
safety standards
prescribed under this
chapter; and
- a
certification that the
vehicle meets the
requirement of section
30141(a)(1)(A) or (B) of
this title; and
- comply with
appropriate terms the Secretary
of Transportation imposes to
ensure that the vehicle
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- will
be brought into
compliance with those
standards within a
reasonable time (specified
by the Secretary of
Transportation) after the
vehicles Imported; or
- will
be exported (at no cost
to the United States
Government) by the
Secretary of the Treasury
or abandoned to the
Government.
- For good cause shown,
the Secretary of Transportation may allow
an individual additional time, but not
more than 30 days after the day on which
the motor vehicle is offered for import,
to comply with paragraph (l)(A)(ii) of
this subsection.
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