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S.B. 227 Enrolled

                 

CONSUMER WARRANTIES ON ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

                 
1999 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Gene Davis

                  AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE; AMENDING REMEDIES
                  FOR NONCONFORMING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AND MAKING TECHNICAL
                  CHANGES.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      70A-2-804, as enacted by Chapter 166, Laws of Utah 1997
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 70A-2-804 is amended to read:
                       70A-2-804. Nonconforming assistive technology -- Remedies.
                      (1) (a) If assistive technology does not conform to any applicable warranties, and the
                  consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent, or authorized dealer or lessor
                  within one year from the date of original delivery to the consumer, the manufacturer, its agent, or
                  authorized dealer or lessor shall make repairs necessary to conform the assistive technology to the
                  warranties, whether or not the repairs are made after one year from the date of original delivery.
                      (b) Repairs, including parts and labor, made under warranty shall be at no charge to the
                  consumer.
                      (2) After a reasonable attempt to repair the assistive technology, if the manufacturer, its
                  agent, or authorized dealer or lessor is unable to conform the assistive technology to applicable
                  warranties by repairing or correcting any defect, condition, or malfunction that substantially
                  impairs the use, value, or safety of the assistive technology, the manufacturer shall, within 30 days
                  of notice from and at the direction of the consumer:
                      (a) (i) replace the assistive technology with comparable new assistive technology; and
                      (ii) refund any collateral costs; or
                      (b) (i) accept return of the assistive technology; and
                      (ii) refund:


                      (A) the full purchase price, collateral costs, and any finance charges paid at the point of sale[,
                  less]; minus
                      (B) a reasonable allowance for the use of the assistive technology.
                      (3) (a) A "reasonable attempt to repair" has been made to conform assistive technology to
                  applicable warranties if:
                      [(a)] (i) the assistive technology has been subject to repair three or more times, for the same
                  reason, by the manufacturer, its agent, or authorized dealer or lessor; or
                      [(b)] (ii) the assistive technology is out of service to the consumer for an aggregate of 30 or
                  more calendar days because of warranty nonconformities.
                      (b) The [30 days] 30-day period described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) shall begin [upon] on the
                  day the consumer first makes the assistive technology available for repair to the manufacturer, its
                  agent, or authorized dealer or lessor.

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