66-440. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Administrator. - A person that performs administrative or operational functions with respect to guaranteed asset protection waivers.
(2) Borrower. - A debtor, retail buyer, or lessee under a vehicle finance agreement.
(3) Creditor. - Any of the following:
a. A lender in a loan or credit transaction.
b. A lessor in a lease transaction.
c. A vehicle dealer, including a motor vehicle dealer as that term is defined in G.S. 20-286(11), that provides credit to or arranges financing for a purchaser of a vehicle.
d. A seller in a commercial retail installment transaction.
e. An assignee of any of the foregoing to whom the credit obligation is payable.
(4) Free-look period. - The period of time from the effective date of a guaranteed asset protection waiver until the date the borrower may cancel the contract without penalty, fees, or costs to the borrower.
(5) Guaranteed asset protection waiver. - A contractual agreement in which a creditor agrees for a separate charge to cancel or waive all or part of amounts due on a borrower's vehicle finance agreement in the event of a total physical damage loss or unrecovered theft of the vehicle, which agreement shall be part of, or a separate addendum to, the vehicle finance agreement.
(6) Insurer. - An insurance company licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to do business under Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.
(7) Vehicle. - A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in G.S. 20-286(10), as well as self-propelled or towed vehicles designed for personal or commercial use, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, campers, boats, personal watercraft, and trailers for motorcycles, boats, campers, and personal watercraft.
(8) Vehicle finance agreement. - A loan, lease, or retail installment sales contract for the purchase or lease of a vehicle.
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