California
For California, law citation is SB 244 (Right to Repair Act); effective date is July 1, 2024; covered products is electronic or appliance products; price threshold is $50 for 3-year parts/documentation availability; $100 for 7-year availability; parts pairing prohibited is not addressed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- state
- California
- law citation
- SB 244 (Right to Repair Act)
- effective date
- July 1, 2024
- covered products
- electronic or appliance products
- price threshold
- $50 for 3-year parts/documentation availability; $100 for 7-year availability
- parts pairing prohibited
- not addressed
- excluded products
- alarm systems (including fire protection systems), video game consoles, products no longer provided by manufacturer to authorized repair providers
- enforcement
- city, county, or state may bring civil action in superior court; no private cause of action verified
- max penalty
- $1,000/day for first violation, $2,000/day for second violation, $5,000/day for third and subsequent violations verified
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What the source says
A city, a county, a city and county, or the state may bring an action in superior court to impose civil liability on a person or entity that knowingly violated this chapter, or reasonably should have known that it violated this chapter, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for the first violation of this chapter, two thousand dollars ($2,000) per day for the second violation, and five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day for the third and subsequent violations.
— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB244