§ 2303. — Designation of written warranties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2303]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 50--CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES
Sec. 2303. Designation of written warranties
(a) Full (statement of duration) or limited warranty
Any warrantor warranting a consumer product by means of a written
warranty shall clearly and conspicuously designate such warranty in the
following manner, unless exempted from doing so by the Commission
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section:
(1) If the written warranty meets the Federal minimum standards
for warranty set forth in section 2304 of this title, then it shall
be conspicuously designated a ``full (statement of duration)
warranty''.
(2) If the written warranty does not meet the Federal minimum
standards for warranty set forth in section 2304 of this title, then
it shall be conspicuously designated a ``limited warranty''.
(b) Applicability of requirements, standards, etc., to representations
or statements of customer satisfaction
This section and sections 2302 and 2304 of this title shall not
apply to statements or representations which are similar to expressions
of general policy concerning customer satisfaction and which are not
subject to any specific limitations.
(c) Exemptions by Commission
In addition to exercising the authority pertaining to disclosure
granted in section 2302 of this title, the Commission may by rule
determine when a written warranty does not have to be designated either
``full (statement of duration)'' or ``limited'' in accordance with this
section.
(d) Applicability to consumer products costing more than $10 and not
designated as full warranties
The provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this section apply only
to warranties which pertain to consumer products actually costing the
consumer more than $10 and which are not designated ``full (statement of
duration) warranties''.
(Pub. L. 93-637, title I, Sec. 103, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2187.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2311 of this title.
