No manufacturer shall sell any appliance in this state unless such appliance has been permanently marked with a serial number unique to that appliance. A marking that is required to be permanent shall be molded, die-stamped, or paint-stenciled or stamped or etched on metal that is permanently secured or indelibly stamped on pressure sensitive labels secured by adhesive that is adequate and suitable for permanent application.

Every manufacturer of an appliance to be sold within this state shall provide on the first page of the warranty or instruction manual, or on a separate card, a description of the appliance providing a space thereon for recording the model number and serial number, the description of the location of such numbers on the appliance, and instructions to the final purchaser of the appliance to record and retain such numbers.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 22411

  • Appliance: means any new television, radio, audio or video recorder, or playback device normally used or sold for use in the home or in a private motor vehicle, or any new refrigerator, freezer, range, oven, washer, dryer, dishwasher, room air conditioner, or sewing machine normally used or sold for use in the home, or any new typewriter, adding machine, calculator, or other similar machine, or any electrically operated tool, any of which appliances have a manufacturer's invoice sale value of fifty dollars ($50) or more. See California Business and Professions Code 22410
  • Manufacturer: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship which is involved in the manufacture, assembly, or production of an appliance or whose brand name appears on any appliance. See California Business and Professions Code 22410
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21

(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 44.)

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