BILL NUMBER: AB 2503	CHAPTERED  09/29/04

	CHAPTER  883
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 19, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 17, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 29, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Liu

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2004

   An act to add Section 1936.1 to the Civil Code, relating to rental
vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2503, Liu.  Rental vehicles:  passenger vans.
   Existing law generally regulates the business of renting passenger
vehicles to the public.
   This bill would require a rental company to provide specified
documentation to the renter of a 15-passenger van, as defined,
related to its associated dangers or if being rented for a business
purpose or use, as specified, and would require the acknowledgment
thereof.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1936.1 is added to the Civil Code, to read:
   1936.1.  (a) (1) A rental company shall provide a renter of a
15-passenger van with a copy of the United States Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
consumer advisory for 15-passenger vans titled "Reducing the Risk of
Rollover Crashes" or, if that advisory is updated, a copy of the
updated advisory.  The renter shall acknowledge receipt of that copy
by signing an acknowledgment of receipt on the rental agreement or on
an attached form.
   (2) If the rental of that 15-passenger van is for a business
purpose or use, the rental company shall also provide on the document
described in paragraph (1) that only an employee with the proper
licensing may drive that vehicle.  The renter shall acknowledge the
receipt thereof in the same manner as described in paragraph (1).
   (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this
section, a "15-passenger van" means any van manufactured to
accommodate 15 passengers, including the driver, regardless of
whether that van has been altered to accommodate fewer than 15
passengers.
   (2) For purposes of this section, a "15-passenger van" does not
mean a 15-passenger van with dual rear wheels that has a gross weight
rating equal to, or greater than, 11,500 pounds.