§ 32101. Definitions
In this part (except chapter 329 and except as provided in section
33101)—
(1)
“bumper standard” means a minimum performance standard that substantially reduces—
(2)
“insurer” means a person in the business of issuing, or reinsuring any part of, a passenger motor vehicle insurance policy.
(4)
“make”, when describing a passenger motor vehicle, means the trade name of the manufacturer of the vehicle.
(6)
“model”, when describing a passenger motor vehicle, means a category of passenger motor vehicles based on the size, style, and type of a make of vehicle.
(7)
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
(8)
“motor vehicle accident” means an accident resulting from the maintenance or operation of a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment.
(9)
“multipurpose passenger vehicle” means a passenger motor vehicle constructed on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
(10)
“passenger motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle with motive power designed to carry not more than 12 individuals, but does not include—
(11)
“passenger motor vehicle equipment” means—
(12)
“State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
(13)
“United States district court” means a district court of the United States, a United States court for Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the district court for the Northern Mariana Islands.