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2 An act relating to Motor Vehicles; creating s.
3 860.146, F.S.; defining the terms "fake airbag"
4 and "junk-filled airbag compartment";
5 prohibiting the sale, purchase, or installation
6 of fake airbags or junk-filled airbag
7 compartments; providing criminal penalties;
8 providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Section 860.146, Florida Statutes, is
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14 860.146 Fake airbags; junk-filled airbag
15 compartment.--
16 (1) As used in this section, the term:
17 (a) "Fake airbag" means any item other than an air bag
18 that was designed in accordance with federal safety
19 regulations for a given make, model, and year of motor vehicle
20 as part of a motor vehicle inflatable restraint system.
21 (b) "Junk-filled airbag compartment" means an airbag
22 compartment that is filled with any substance that does not
23 function in the same manner or to the same extent as an airbag
24 to protect vehicle occupants in a vehicle crash. The term does
25 not include a compartment from which an airbag has deployed if
26 there is no concealment of the deployment.
27 (2) It is unlawful for anyone to knowingly purchase,
28 sell, or install on any vehicle any fake airbag or junk-filled
29 airbag compartment. Any person who violates this subsection
30 commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided
31 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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