Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES · Article 37. HVAC SYSTEMS AND WARRANTIES

10-1-962. Effective date of warranties; warranty or product registration restrictions and requirements.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Effective January 1, 2026.In force today: Effective January 1, 2026.

(a)
The full term of a manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or retailer’s warranty of an HVAC system or any component of such system shall be effective in this state on the date of installation if installed by a contractor licensed under Chapter 14 of Title 43.#
(b)
If a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of an HVAC system or any component of such system provides a warranty or product registration card or form, or an electronic, online warranty or product registration form, the card or form shall contain the following information, displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner:#
1. (1)
  The card or form is for registration of the product; and#
2. (2)
  Failure to complete and return the card or form shall not diminish any warranty rights or decrease the warranty term.#
(c)
Any warranty of an HVAC system or any component of such system manufactured and issued, sold, or offered for sale by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer shall not be in any way conditioned upon product registration.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 10-1-962, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 720, § 1/SB 112, effective January 1, 2026.

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