An Act To Require Retailers To Disclose the State's Implied Warranty Laws to Customers
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2143
Committee Amendment CA_A_H823 (House)
Amends: 11 MRSA §2

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A l,l. to H.P. 1523, L.D. 2143, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Retailers To Disclose the State's Implied Warranty Laws to Customers" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 3 and 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 11 MRSA §2-314-A is enacted to read: 
§2-314-A. Notification ofimpJied warranty 
Beginning November 1, 2008, a seller of consumer goods, with the exception of new 
and used motor vehicles, who also offers for sale service contracts shall post a notice for 
buyers of consumer goods that summarizes in plain language the consumer's implied 
warranty rights under the State's implied warranty laws pursuant to section 2-314, section 
2-315 and section 2-316, subsection (5). 
The notice must be posted in a prominent 
location where the consumer goods are sold, in boldface type and in nontechnical 
language that is understandable by the general public. 
Sec. 4. Attorney General to publish brochure. By September 1, 2008, the 
Attorney General shall publish a brochure that summarizes in plain language a 
consumer's implied warranty rights under the State's implied warranty laws, as well as a 
model notice for sellers of consumer goods to post where consumer goods are sold, 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 11, section 2-314-A, and provide both at no 
cost to sellers of consumer goods in the State.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It replaces the requirement 
of a seller's informing its employees of the State's implied warranty laws with the 
requirement that, beginning November 1, 2008, a seller of consumer goods who also 
offers for sale service contracts, with the exception of new and used motor vehicles, post 
a notice for buyers of consumer goods that summarizes in plain language the consumer's 
implied warranty rights. It requires the notice to be posted in a prominent location where 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 1523, L.D. 2143 
the consumer goods are sold, in boldface type and In nontechnical language that is 
understandable by the general public. 
The amendment also requires the Attorney General to publish a brochure on the 
State's implied warranty laws by September 1, 2008 that summarizes in plain language 
the consumer's implied warranty rights under the State's implied warranty laws, as well 
as a model notice for sellers of consumer goods to post where consumer goods are sold, 
and provide both at no cost to sellers of consumer goods in the State. 
FISCAL.\o n: RI_i.-'1 i l{ED 
(See ~ttached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/25/08 ;t;?ac 
LD 2143 
LR 3328(02) 
An Act To Require Retailers To Disclose the State's Implied Warranty Laws to Customers 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs associated with this legislation can be absorbed by the Department of the Attorney General 
utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR3328(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1