States vary on whether the manufacturer or the consumer chooses the remedy. Some states also provide that the manufacturer reimburse the owner's attorneys' fees and costs for bringing the lawsuit. Used-car purchasers must also be wary of lemons. Once a lemon has been repurchased by the manufacturer, either voluntarily or pursuant to an arbitrator's or judge's decision, scant protections prevent its resale elsewhere. States vary greatly on how much information must be disclosed to subsequent purchasers.
Some states require the title of a lemon to carry a notation reflecting the lemon status.
A handful of states require that buyback stickers be placed on the vehicle. However, enforcement of such requirements is often a low priority for state governments, and enforcement of lemon laws effectively ends at a state's border. In response to complaints about resold lemons, in 1996 the Federal Trade Commission began investigating the possibility of imposing a national standard for the resale of lemons. See also automobiles. Articles from West's Encyclopedia of American Law are published on West Legal Directory with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice.