15 USC Ch. 50: Front Matter
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 50-CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES
CHAPTER 50-CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES
Sec.
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.