Section 14-1311 - Extended warranties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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. 
 

[1984, ch. 682; 2005, ch. 25, § 13.]