Terms Used In Florida Statutes 634.2825

  • Motor vehicle: means :
    (a) A self-propelled device operated solely or primarily upon roadways to transport people or property, or the component part of such a self-propelled device, except such term does not include any self-propelled vehicle, or component part of such vehicle, which:
  • motor vehicle service agreement: includes any contract or agreement that provides:
    (a) For the coverage or protection defined in this subsection and which is issued or provided in conjunction with an additive product applied to the motor vehicle that is the subject of such contract or agreement;
    (b) For payment of vehicle protection expenses. See Florida Statutes 634.011
  • Premium: means the total amount paid by the agreement holder. See Florida Statutes 634.011
  • service agreement: means any contract or agreement indemnifying the service agreement holder for the motor vehicle listed on the service agreement and arising out of the ownership, operation, and use of the motor vehicle against loss caused by failure of any mechanical or other component part, or any mechanical or other component part that does not function as it was originally intended; however, nothing in this part shall prohibit or affect the giving, free of charge, of the usual performance guarantees by manufacturers or dealers in connection with the sale of motor vehicles. See Florida Statutes 634.011

(1) When the premium or charge for a motor vehicle service agreement or involving such property or merchandise is included in the overall purchase price or financing of the purchase of merchandise or property, the vendor or lender shall separately state and identify the amount charged and to be paid for the motor vehicle service agreement, and the classifications, if any, upon which based; and the inclusion or exclusion of the cost of a motor vehicle service agreement in such purchase price or financing shall not increase, reduce, or otherwise affect any other factor involved in the cost of merchandise, property, or financing as to the purchaser or borrower.
(2) This section does not apply to transactions that are subject to the provisions of part I of chapter 520, entitled “The Motor Vehicle Retail Sales Finance Act.”