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Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.03

Sale Warranties

Known as the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Song-Beverly Act)

The act spans §§ 1790 to 1795.8 (48 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 515 F. Supp. 2d 1099 - Hoey v. Sony Electronics, Inc. (2007)

Most recently applied in 656 F. App'x 276 - Sherman Bahr v. Canon USA, Inc. (July 2016)

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 547, Sec. 1.

(a) Every manufacturer making an express warranty with respect to an electronic or appliance product described in subdivision (h), (i), (j), or (k) of Section 9801 of the Business and Professions Code, with a wholesale price to the retailer of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99), shall make available to service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and functional parts to effect the repair of a product for at least three years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the three-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product.

(b) Every manufacturer making an express warranty with respect to an electronic or appliance product described in subdivision (h), (i), (j), or (k) of Section 9801 of the Business and Professions Code, with a wholesale price to the retailer of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, shall make available to service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and functional parts to effect the repair of a product for at least seven years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the seven-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.