Automobile Fraud: 6.1 Introduction
This chapter examines issues that are unique to the enforcement of the federal Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (MVICSA), also sometimes referred to as the Truth in Mileage Act or the Federal Odometer Act, referred to herein as the “Federal Act” or “Act.” Also covered are issues relating to the enforcement of state odometer acts; a state-by-state analysis of these statutes is found in Appendix C, infra.