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RSMo 407.953effective 28 Aug 1995

Warranty express or implied, one year required

In plain English

When a company makes and sells an assistive device (like a wheelchair or hearing aid), they must give the buyer a written promise that the device will work properly. That promise must last at least one year from the day the buyer first gets the device. If the maker forgets to give that written promise, the law automatically gives the buyer a one-year promise anyway — that the device will be free from problems that seriously hurt its usefulness.

Word-for-word law

407.953. express or implied, one year required. — A who sells an to a , either directly or through an , shall furnish the consumer with an for the assistive device. The duration of the express warranty shall be not less than one year after first of the assistive device to the consumer. In the absence of an express warranty from the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall be to have expressly warranted to the consumer of an assistive device that, for a period of one year from the date of first delivery to the consumer, the assistive device will be free from any condition or defect which substantially impairs the value of the assistive device to the consumer.

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Source & history notes

(L. 1995 H.B. 333 § 1 subsec. 2)

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