Notes on consumer product warranties : US Code - Notes

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2301. Definitions.
2302. Rules governing contents of warranties.
(a) Full and conspicuous disclosure of terms and
conditions; additional requirements for
contents.
(b) Availability of terms to consumer; manner and
form for presentation and display of
information; duration; extension of period for
written warranty or service contract.
(c) Prohibition on conditions for written or
implied warranty; waiver by Commission.
(d) Incorporation by reference of detailed
substantive warranty provisions.
(e) Applicability to consumer products costing more
than $5.
2303. Designation of written warranties.
(a) Full (statement of duration) or limited
warranty.
(b) Applicability of requirements, standards, etc.,
to representations or statements of customer
satisfaction.
(c) Exemptions by Commission.
(d) Applicability to consumer products costing more
than $10 and not designated as full
warranties.
2304. Federal minimum standards for warranties.
(a) Remedies under written warranty; duration of
implied warranty; exclusion or limitation on
consequential damages for breach of written or
implied warranty; election of refund or
replacement.
(b) Duties and conditions imposed on consumer by
warrantor.
(c) Waiver of standards.
(d) Remedy without charge.
(e) Incorporation of standards to products
designated with full warranty for purposes of
judicial actions.
2305. Full and limited warranting of a consumer product.
2306. Service contracts; rules for full, clear and
conspicuous disclosure of terms and conditions;
addition to or in lieu of written warranty.
2307. Designation of representatives by warrantor to perform
duties under written or implied warranty.
2308. Implied warranties.
(a) Restrictions on disclaimers or modifications.
(b) Limitation on duration.
(c) Effectiveness of disclaimers, modifications, or
limitations.
2309. Procedures applicable to promulgation of rules by
Commission.
(a) Oral presentation.
(b) Warranties and warranty practices involved in
sale of used motor vehicles.
2310. Remedies in consumer disputes.
(a) Informal dispute settlement procedures;
establishment; rules setting forth minimum
requirements; effect of compliance by
warrantor; review of informal procedures or
implementation by Commission; application to
existing informal procedures.
(b) Prohibited acts.
(c) Injunction proceedings by Attorney General or
Commission for deceptive warranty,
noncompliance with requirements, or violating
prohibitions; procedures; definitions.
(d) Civil action by consumer for damages, etc.;
jurisdiction; recovery of costs and expenses;
cognizable claims.
(e) Class actions; conditions; procedures
applicable.
(f) Warrantors subject to enforcement of remedies.
2311. Applicability to other laws.
(a) Federal Trade Commission Act and Federal Seed
Act.
(b) Rights, remedies, and liabilities.
(c) State warranty laws.
(d) Other Federal warranty laws.
2312. Effective dates.
(a) Effective date of chapter.
(b) Effective date of section 2302(a).
(c) Promulgation of rules.