Unless disclaimed in the manner prescribed by this chapter, every sale of consumer goods that are sold at retail in this state shall be accompanied by the manufacturer’s and the retail seller’s implied warranty that the goods are merchantable. The retail seller shall have a right of indemnity against the manufacturer in the amount of any liability under this section.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1792
Sale Warranties
Known as the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Song-Beverly Act)
The act spans §§ 1790 to 1795.8 (48 sections).
Applied in 48 court decisions — leading case 114 Cal. App. 4th 402 - Mocek v. Alfa Leisure, Inc. (2003)
Most recently applied in Heather Floyd v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (July 2020)
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 991.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.