An Act To Require Retailers To Disclose the State's Implied Warranty Laws to Customers
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2143
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: EATON, DAMON, ADAMS, CLEARY, PENDLETON, PRATT, WAGNER
Amends: 11 MRSA §2

Legislative Document 
No. 2143 
H.P.1523 
House of Representatives, January 9,2008 
An Act To Require Retailers To Disclose the State's Implied 
Warranty Laws to Customers 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EATON of Sullivan. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Senator DAMON of Hancock and Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, 
CLEARY of Houlton, PENDLETON of Scarborough, PRATT of Eddington, WAGNER of 
Lewiston. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 11 MRS A §2-103, sub-§(2) is amended to read: 
(2). 
Other definitions applying to this Article or to specified parts thereof, and the 
sections in which they appear are 
"Acceptance. " 
"Banker's credit." 
"Between merchants." 
"Cancellation. " 
"Commercial unit." 
"Confirmed credit." 
"Conforming to contract." 
"Contract for sale." 
"Cover." 
"Entrusting. " 
"Financing agency." 
"Future goods." 
"Goods." 
"Identification. " 
"Installment contract." 
"Letter of credit." 
"Lot." 
"Merchant. " 
"Overseas. " 
"Person in position of seller." 
"Present sale." 
"Sale." 
"Sale on approval." 
"Sale or return." 
"Service contract." 
"Termination. " 
Section 2-606. 
Section 2-325. 
Section 2-104. 
Section 2-106, subsection (4). 
Section 2-105. 
Section 2-325. 
Section 2-106. 
Section 2-106. 
Section 2-712. 
Section 2-403. 
Section 2-104. 
Section 2-105. 
Section 2-105. 
Section 2-501. 
Section 2-612. 
Section 2-325. 
Section 2-105. 
Section 2-104. 
Section 2-323. 
Section 2-707. 
Section 2-106. 
Section 2-106. 
Section 2-326. 
Section 2-326. 
Section 2-106. 
Section 2-106. 
Sec. 2. 11 MRSA §2-106, sub-§(5) is enacted to read: 
(5). Service contract. As used in this Article, "service contract" means a contract in 
writing to perform, over a fixed period of time or for a specified duration, services 
relating to the maintenance or repair, or both, of a consumer product. 
Sec. 3. 11 MRSA §2-314-A is enacted to read: 
§2-314-A. Notification of implied warranty 
A seller of consumer goods, with the exception of new and used motor vehicles, who 
also offers for sale service contracts shall instruct the seller's employees who deal with 
buyers of the requirements of the State's laws governing implied warranties pursuant to 
section 2-314, section 2-315 and section 2-316, subsection (5). 
Sec. 4. Attorney General to publish brochure. The Attorney General shall 
publish a brochure that describes the protections in the State's implied warranty laws and 
provide it at no cost to sellers of consumer goods. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires sellers of consumer goods who offer service contracts for sale to 
instruct their employees who deal with buyers of the requirements under the State's 
implied warranty laws. It also requires the Attorney General to publish a brochure on the 
State's implied warranty laws and to provide copies at no cost to sellers of consumer 
goods.