California Public Resources Code

§ 42488.2

PRC § 42488.2 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 8.6

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, every manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price to the retailer, or to others outside of direct retail sale, of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99), shall make available to owners of the product, service and repair facilities, and service dealers, sufficient documentation and functional parts and tools, inclusive of any updates, on fair and reasonable terms, to effect the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least three years after the last date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the three-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, every manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price to the retailer, or to others outside of direct retail sale, of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, shall make available to owners of the product, service and repair facilities, and service dealers sufficient documentation and functional parts and tools, inclusive of any updates, on fair and reasonable terms, to effect the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least seven years after the last date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the seven-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product.

(c)Except as necessary to comply with this section, this section does not require a manufacturer to divulge a trade secret or license any intellectual property, including copyrights or patents.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 704, Sec. 1. (SB 244) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.