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legal/us/code/title-49/chapter-327/section-32701.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "49 U.S.C. § 32701"
+description: "Findings and purposes"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 49
+title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
+chapter_number: "327"
+chapter_name: "ODOMETERS"
+section: "32701"
+citation: "49 U.S.C. § 32701"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s32701"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 49 U.S.C. § 32701 - Findings and purposes
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Findings.— Congress finds that—
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+(1) buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;
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+(2) buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;
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+(3) an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and
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+(4) motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign commerce.
+
+(b) Purposes.— The purposes of this chapter are—
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+(1) to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and
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+(2) to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.
+
+(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 32701(a)15:1981 (1st sentence).Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 401, 86 Stat. 961. 32701(b)15:1981 (last sentence).