This chapter may be cited as the “Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.”
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Section § 1790
This section allows the law to be referred to as the “Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.”
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Section § 1790.1
This law states that if you're buying consumer goods, you can't give up your rights under this chapter. If you try to, it won't count because it's not allowed and goes against public policy.
Any waiver by the buyer of consumer goods of the provisions of this chapter, except as expressly provided in this chapter, shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void.
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Section § 1790.2
If one part of this chapter of the law is found to be unconstitutional, that part can be removed without affecting the rest of the law. This concept is called 'severability,' meaning the rest of the law still stands and works on its own.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
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Section § 1790.3
This law states that the rights and obligations determined by the Commercial Code are unchanged by this chapter, except if there's a conflict. If there's a conflict, the consumer protections in this chapter take priority over the Commercial Code.
The provisions of this chapter shall not affect the rights and obligations of parties determined by reference to the Commercial Code except that, where the provisions of the Commercial Code conflict with the rights guaranteed to buyers of consumer goods under the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.
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Section § 1790.4
This law states that the remedies under this chapter add to, rather than replace or limit, any other remedies you might have. Specifically, it doesn't replace what's available under the Unfair Practices Act.
The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and shall not be construed as restricting any remedy that is otherwise available, and, in particular, shall not be construed to supplant the provisions of the Unfair Practices Act.
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