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Rep. Kate Nugent proposes study committee after consumer bought car during manic episode
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Rep. Kate Nugent, D–South Burlington, told the House Transportation Committee on March 26 that she has introduced a bill to create a study committee to examine whether state law should provide protections for people who make high‑value purchases while experiencing impaired mental capacity.
Rep. Kate Nugent, D–South Burlington, told the House Transportation Committee on March 26 that she has introduced a bill to create a study committee to examine whether state law should provide protections for people who make high‑value purchases while experiencing impaired mental capacity.
Nugent said the bill grew out of a constituent case in which a man experiencing a manic episode purchased a $60,000 vehicle at a dealership, then returned home without the ability to pay and the family found there was no clear legal route to unwind…
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