§ 14-1311. Extended warranties

   (a) Definitions. --

   (1) In this section the following terms have the meanings indicated.

   (2) "Consumer goods" means any new goods used for personal, family, or household purposes where:

      (i) The purchaser of the goods has entered into an agreement to purchase an extended warranty on the goods purchased; and

      (ii) The actual cash sales price of the goods paid by the purchaser is in excess of $ 50.

   (3) "Consumer goods" includes household appliances.

   (4) "Extended warranty" means a written warranty that:

      (i) Covers consumer goods offered for sale by a guarantor or manufacturer;

      (ii) Includes terms or conditions beyond those offered in any express warranty originally included as part of the contract of sale for the consumer goods; and

      (iii) Is purchased at the time of the sale of the consumer goods.

   (5) "Guarantor" means a person who:

      (i) Is engaged in the business of making consumer products available to consumers; and

      (ii) Makes a warranty.

   (6) "Manufacturer" includes a manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer.

(b) Restrictions. -- Any extended warranty sold by a guarantor or manufacturer to a purchaser of consumer goods may not supersede any original express warranty and shall be offered in addition to the original express warranty.

(c) Date of applicability. -- This section applies only to an agreement to purchase an extended warranty which is executed on or after July 1, 1984.

HISTORY: 1984, ch. 682; 2005, ch. 25, § 13.