Legislation / Regulation

California's SB 234 - Consumer warranties: members of the Armed Forces.

The Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act provides consumer warranty
protection to buyers of various products, including new and used
motor vehicles. That law requires every manufacturer of consumer
goods sold in California for which the manufacturer has made an
express warranty to maintain sufficient service and repair
facilities, as specified, to carry out the terms of the warranties.
This bill would permit a member of the Armed Forces, as defined,
who is stationed in or a resident of this state at the time he or she
purchased a motor vehicle, as defined, with a manufacturer's
express warranty, in the United States from a manufacturer who
sells motor vehicles in this state or its agent or when he or she
filed an action under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, to
exercise his or her rights under that act, regardless of in which
state the vehicle is purchased or registered.

The new law took effect on January 1, 2008.