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Merchandise labelled “Made in U.S.A.”, “Made in America”, “U.S.A.” or similar is sold in California only if no part of it was entirely or substantially made outside the United States, apart from foreign parts worth at most 5% of the final wholesale value (10% if they cannot be had domestically)

Must meet the conditions of BPC 17533.7(a): no person may sell or offer for sale in California merchandise on which, or on whose container, the words “Made in U.S.A.,” “Made in America,” “U.S.A.,” or similar words appear if the merchandise or any article, unit, or part of it has been entirely or substantially made, manufactured, or produced outside the United States. (b): foreign articles, units or parts worth not more than 5 percent of the final wholesale value are allowed; (c): up to 10 percent if the manufacturer shows it can neither produce them in the United States nor obtain them from a domestic source (cost is not a reason). (d): does not apply to merchandise sold for resale to consumers outside California.

• Claim: Made in USA
• You make or show the words “Made in U.S.A.,” “Made in America,” “U.S.A.,” or similar words on the merchandise or its container, and sell or offer it for sale in California (BPC 17533.7(a))

In force, start date unknown

Current text as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 238 (SB 633), effective January 1, 2016; the section states no other start date.

No untruthful, deceptive or misleading environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied, including any claim covered by the FTC Green Guides

Must meet the conditions of BPC 17580.5(a): it is unlawful to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied; environmental marketing claims include any claim in the FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR 260). (b)(1): conforming to the Green Guides is a defense, except (b)(2) for chasing-arrows and recyclable claims deemed deceptive under PRC 42355.51(b)(1) and for PRC 18015(d) claims.

• Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
• You make an environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied (BPC 17580.5(a): any claim in the FTC “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims”)

In force, start date unknown

Current text as amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 507 (SB 343), effective January 1, 2022; the section states no other start date.

A maker or distributor that calls its consumer good environmentally friendly, green or the like, uses a chasing arrows symbol or tells consumers to recycle it keeps written records supporting the claim and gives them to anyone who asks

Must meet the conditions of BPC 17580(a): a person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good it manufactures or distributes that the good is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment (“environmentally friendly”, “earth friendly”, “green product” or any like term), or uses a chasing arrows symbol or otherwise directs a consumer to recycle it, must keep written records of (1) why it believes the claim true, (2) significant adverse environmental impacts of the good's production, distribution, use and disposal, (3) measures taken to reduce them, (4) related permit violations, (5) whether the good conforms to the FTC Green Guides for “recycled”, “recyclable”, “biodegradable”, “photodegradable” or “ozone friendly”, and (6) for a recyclable claim or chasing arrows, whether it meets the statewide recyclability criteria of PRC 42355.51(d). (b): the records are furnished to any member of the public on request. (c): a wholesaler or retailer that does not initiate the representation is not deemed to make it.

• Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
• You make a representation in advertising or on the label or container that the consumer good you manufacture or distribute is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment (“environmentally friendly”, “green product” or a like term), use a chasing arrows symbol, or otherwise direct a consumer to recycle it (BPC 17580(a))

In force, start date unknown

Current text as amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67 (AB 1170), effective January 1, 2026; Article 7 was added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1413; the section states no other start date.

A sale “as is” or “with all faults” disclaims the implied warranty of merchantability only with a conspicuous writing attached to the goods that tells the buyer, before the sale, the three statements Civil Code 1792.4(a) lists

Disclosure to buyer

Civ. 1792.4(a): a sale of consumer goods on an “as is” or “with all faults” basis is not effective to disclaim the implied warranty of merchantability (or, where applicable, of fitness) unless a conspicuous writing attached to the goods clearly informs the buyer, prior to the sale, in simple and concise language, that (1) the goods are being sold on an “as is” or “with all faults” basis; (2) the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the goods is with the buyer; and (3) should the goods prove defective following their purchase, the buyer and not the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repair. 1792.4(b): a mail order catalog must carry the writing for each item it offers.

• It is a consumer good: new, bought for personal, family, or household use, and not clothing or a consumable (Cal. Civ. Code 1791(a))
• You choose to sell it “as is” or “with all faults”, disclaiming the implied warranty of merchantability (Cal. Civ. Code 1792.4(a))

In force, start date unknown

The section text states no start date; Title 1.7 was added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1333 (the date shown is that statute's general effective date, a proxy). The current text is in force. Section 1792.4 was last amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1523.

Every retail sale of consumer goods in California carries the manufacturer's and the retail seller's implied warranty that the goods are merchantable, unless it is disclaimed as Civil Code 1792.4 prescribes

Must meet the conditions of Civ. 1792: unless disclaimed in the manner the chapter prescribes, every sale of consumer goods sold at retail in California is accompanied by the manufacturer's and the retail seller's implied warranty that the goods are merchantable; the retail seller has a right of indemnity against the manufacturer. Merchantable (1791.1(a)): the goods pass without objection in the trade under the contract description, are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used, are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled, and conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label. Duration (1791.1(c)): as long as a reasonable express warranty that accompanies the goods, but never less than 60 days nor more than one year after the retail sale of new consumer goods.

• It is a consumer good: new, bought for personal, family, or household use, and not clothing or a consumable (Cal. Civ. Code 1791(a))
• It is sold at retail in California, and not on an “as is” basis with the conspicuous writing Civil Code 1792.4 requires (Cal. Civ. Code 1792: “Unless disclaimed in the manner prescribed by this chapter”)

In force, start date unknown

The section text states no start date; Title 1.7 was added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1333 (the date shown is that statute's general effective date, a proxy). The current text is in force. Section 1792 was last amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 991.

A manufacturer that gives an express warranty on an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price of $50 to $99.99 makes service literature and functional parts available to repairers for 3 years after the model was made

Must meet the conditions of Civ. 1793.03(a): every manufacturer making an express warranty on an electronic or appliance product described in BPC 9801(h), (i), (j) or (k) with a wholesale price to the retailer of not less than $50 and not more than $99.99 must make available to service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and functional parts to effect repair for at least three years after the date the model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the three-year period exceeds the warranty period.

• It is a consumer good: new, bought for personal, family, or household use, and not clothing or a consumable (Cal. Civ. Code 1791(a))
• You make an express warranty on it as its manufacturer, and its wholesale price to the retailer is $50 to $99.99 (Cal. Civ. Code 1793.03(a): three years)

In force, start date unknown

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 547, Sec. 1; the section states no start date (the date shown is that statute's general effective date, a proxy).

A manufacturer that gives an express warranty on an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price of $100 or more makes service literature and functional parts available to repairers for 7 years after the model was made

Must meet the conditions of Civ. 1793.03(b): every manufacturer making an express warranty on an electronic or appliance product described in BPC 9801(h), (i), (j) or (k) with a wholesale price to the retailer of $100 or more must make available to service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and functional parts to effect repair for at least seven years after the date the model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the seven-year period exceeds the warranty period.

• It is a consumer good: new, bought for personal, family, or household use, and not clothing or a consumable (Cal. Civ. Code 1791(a))
• You make an express warranty on it as its manufacturer, and its wholesale price to the retailer is $100 or more (Cal. Civ. Code 1793.03(b): seven years)

In force, start date unknown

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 547, Sec. 1; the section states no start date (the date shown is that statute's general effective date, a proxy).

Whoever gives express warranties on consumer goods sets them out in full in simple and readily understood language that names who makes them and meets the federal Magnuson-Moss disclosure standards

Disclosure to buyer

Civ. 1793.1(a)(1): every manufacturer, distributor, or retailer making express warranties with respect to consumer goods must fully set forth those warranties in simple and readily understood language, clearly identify the party making them, and conform to the federal standards for disclosure of warranty terms (15 U.S.C. 2301 ff. and the FTC rules). A warranty or product registration card that is only for registration must say so (1793.1(a)(1)(A)).

• It is a consumer good: new, bought for personal, family, or household use, and not clothing or a consumable (Cal. Civ. Code 1791(a))
• You make express warranties on consumer goods, as their manufacturer, distributor, or retailer (Cal. Civ. Code 1793.1(a)(1))

In force, start date unknown

The section text states no start date; Title 1.7 was added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1333 (the date shown is that statute's general effective date, a proxy). The current text is in force.

A manufacturer that gives an express warranty on consumer goods sold in California maintains or designates service and repair facilities in California reasonably close to where the goods are sold, gives them service literature and replacement parts for the warranty period, and repairs nonconforming goods within 30 days

Must meet the conditions of Civ. 1793.2(a): every manufacturer of consumer goods sold in California for which it has made an express warranty must (1) maintain in California sufficient service and repair facilities reasonably close to all areas where its goods are sold, or designate and authorize independent repair or service facilities there, to carry out the warranty terms, and (3) make available to authorized service and repair facilities sufficient service literature and replacement parts to effect repairs during the express warranty period. 1793.2(b): unless the buyer agrees otherwise in writing, goods must be repaired to conform to the warranty within 30 days; (d)(1): after a reasonable number of attempts, replace the goods or reimburse the buyer. Consumer goods (1791(a)): new products used primarily for personal, family or household purposes, except clothing and consumables.

• It is a consumer good: new, bought for personal, family, or household use, and not clothing or a consumable (Cal. Civ. Code 1791(a))
• You make an express warranty on consumer goods sold in California, as their manufacturer (Cal. Civ. Code 1793.2(a): “Every manufacturer of consumer goods sold in this state and for which the manufacturer has made an express warranty”)

In force, start date unknown

The section text states no start date; Title 1.7 was added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1333 (the date shown is that statute's general effective date, a proxy). The current text is in force.

Manufacturer of a connected device must equip it with a reasonable security feature that fits its function and the information it holds and protects it from unauthorized access

Must meet the conditions of A manufacturer of a connected device shall equip the device with a reasonable security feature or features that are (1) appropriate to the nature and function of the device, (2) appropriate to the information it may collect, contain, or transmit, and (3) designed to protect the device and any information contained therein from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. Connected device (CIV 1798.91.05(b)): “Connected device” means any device, or other physical object that is capable of connecting to the internet, directly or indirectly, and that is assigned an internet protocol address or Bluetooth address. Manufacturer (1798.91.05(c)): “the person who manufactures, or contracts with another person to manufacture on the person’s behalf, connected devices that are sold or offered for sale in California.”

• Connects to the internet or a network
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: internet connectable, economic operator role

In force since 1 Jan 2020

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2020

Stated: “This title shall become operative on January 1, 2020.” (1798.91.06(i)).

A connected device with authentication from outside the local network: a unique preprogrammed password per device, or a new password set before first use

Must meet the conditions of A connected device equipped with a means for authentication outside a local area network is deemed to have a reasonable security feature if the preprogrammed password is unique to each device manufactured, or the device requires a user to generate a new means of authentication before access is granted for the first time. Connected device (CIV 1798.91.05(b)): “Connected device” means any device, or other physical object that is capable of connecting to the internet, directly or indirectly, and that is assigned an internet protocol address or Bluetooth address. Manufacturer (1798.91.05(c)): “the person who manufactures, or contracts with another person to manufacture on the person’s behalf, connected devices that are sold or offered for sale in California.”

• Connects to the internet or a network
• Your role: Manufacturer

Depends on: internet connectable, economic operator role

In force since 1 Jan 2020

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2020

Stated: “This title shall become operative on January 1, 2020.” (1798.91.06(i)).

The product, and any flame-retarded part of it, contains no more than 0.1 percent pentaBDE or octaBDE

Must meet the conditions of PBDE flame retardants: a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce in California a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than one-tenth of 1 percent of pentaBDE or octaBDE (HSC 108922)

Every product in the category

In force since 1 Jun 2006

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jun 2006

Stated: “On and after June 1, 2006”.

The product's package and packaging components (inks, labels, adhesives, coatings) have no intentionally added lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium, and the four together are at most 100 ppm

Must meet the conditions of Toxics in packaging: a person may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in California a product in a package that includes a regulated metal (lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium, 25214.12(l)) intentionally introduced into the package or a packaging component during manufacturing or distribution (25214.13(b)); nor a package, packaging component or product in a package if the incidental concentrations of all regulated metals in a single-component package or an individual packaging component together exceed 100 parts per million by weight (25214.13(c)). Package (25214.12(h)): any container providing a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product from its point of manufacture to its sale or transfer to a consumer, including a shipping container; packaging component (25214.12(i)) includes inks, labels, dyes, pigments, adhesives, coatings and closures.

• You offer the product in California in a package (25214.13(b): "a product in a package"); a product sold with no packaging has nothing to comply

In force since 1 Jan 2006

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2006

25214.13(b) and (c): "on and after January 1, 2006".

Join the approved producer responsibility organization (PRO) for the product's single-use packaging, and file a business address with CalRecycle

Registration required

Packaging EPR (SB 54): by January 1, 2024 producers of covered material form and join a PRO (42051(a)); upon approval of the PRO's plan or from January 1, 2027, whichever is sooner, a producer may not sell, offer for sale, import or distribute covered materials in California unless approved to participate in the plan of an approved PRO, or approved to comply individually (42051(b)); every producer files its primary business address with CalRecycle and reports changes within 30 days (42051(c)). Covered material (42041(e)(1)(A)): single-use packaging routinely recycled, disposed of or discarded after its contents are used or unpackaged.

• Your gross sales in California in the most recent calendar year at least 1000000 USD
• The product is sold in California in single-use packaging, and you are its producer under PRC 42041(w): the brand-owning or licensee manufacturer; if none is in the state, the brand owner or exclusive licensee; if none is in the state, the person who sells, offers for sale or distributes it in or into the state; and you had gross sales of $1,000,000 or more in California in the most recent calendar year (42060(a)(5)(A))

Depends on: ca gross sales usd

In force since 1 Jan 2024

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2024

PRO membership by January 1, 2024 (42051(a)); sale only through an approved PRO plan from plan approval or January 1, 2027, whichever is sooner (42051(b)(1)).

A rigid plastic container the product is sold in (8 fl oz to 5 gallons) meets one RPPC criterion on average: 25% postconsumer material, a 45% recycling rate, reusable or refillable, or source reduced

Must meet the conditions of Recycled content of rigid plastic packaging: every rigid plastic packaging container sold or offered for sale in California must, on average, be made from 25 percent postconsumer material, have a 45 percent recycling rate (product-associated or single-resin container), be a reusable or refillable package, or be a source reduced container (42310). The duty falls on the manufacturer: the producer or generator of a product sold in California that is stored inside a rigid plastic packaging container (42301(e)). Rigid plastic packaging container (42301(f)): a plastic package of relatively inflexible shape, 8 fluid ounces to 5 fluid gallons, able to hold its shape while holding other products, including bottles, cartons and other receptacles.

• You are the manufacturer (42301(e): "the producer or generator of a product that is sold or offered for sale in the state and that is stored inside of a rigid plastic packaging container") and the product is sold in California in a rigid plastic packaging container (42301(f): a plastic package "with a minimum capacity of eight fluid ounces" and "a maximum capacity of five fluid gallons" that keeps its shape, such as a clamshell, tub or bottle)

In force since 1 Jan 2006

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2006

Current 42310 criteria as amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 666 ("Effective January 1, 2006."); compliance has run since 1995 (42301(j)(1)(A)).

A product or packaging that carries a deceptive or misleading recyclability claim may not be offered for sale, sold, distributed or imported into California

Must meet the conditions of PRC 42355.51(a): a person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into California any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made. (f): recycling does not include transformation, EMSW conversion or production of fuels.

• Claim: recyclable
• You make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))

In force, start date unknown

Current text as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28 (SB 1380), effective January 1, 2023 (the section was added by SB 343, Stats. 2021, Ch. 507); subdivision (a) states no other start date.

A chasing arrows symbol or other recyclable symbol or statement on a product or its packaging is deemed deceptive unless the item is recyclable in California under the CalRecycle criteria (42355.51(d)); on a product that is not, it may not appear on the product at all

Must meet the conditions of PRC 42355.51(b)(1): a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol (also around a resin identification code) or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable, or directing the consumer to recycle it, is deemed a deceptive or misleading claim (here and under BPC 17580.5) unless it is considered recyclable in the state under subdivision (d) (collected by programs serving at least 60 percent of the population, sorted by large facilities serving 60 percent of programs, no PFAS or listed chemicals, designed for recyclability) and is of a material type and form that routinely becomes feedstock for new products or packaging. (b)(3)(A): for a product not recyclable in the state, a chasing arrows symbol or recyclable statement directly on the product is deemed deceptive. (b)(3)(B): multi-material items may carry the claim on recyclable external packaging only if they say, as prominently, which components are not recyclable.

• Claim: recyclable
• You make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))

In force since 4 Oct 2026

Applies to products manufactured on or after 4 Oct 2026

(b)(2)(A): (b)(1) does not apply to a product or packaging manufactured up to 18 months after CalRecycle publishes its first material characterization study, or before January 1, 2024, whichever is later. CalRecycle states that the labeling restrictions apply to products and packaging manufactured after October 4, 2026 (calrecycle.ca.gov/wcs/recyclinglabels, read 2026-10-27), and that the date may be affected by litigation (California League of Food Producers v. Bonta).

The manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a $50 to $99.99 wholesale price makes repair documentation, functional parts and tools available to owners and repairers on fair and reasonable terms for at least three years after the model was last made

Must meet the conditions of Right to repair, $50 to $99.99 wholesale price (PRC 42488.2(a)): make available to owners of the product, service and repair facilities, and service dealers sufficient documentation and functional parts and tools, inclusive of any updates, on fair and reasonable terms (42488.2(j)(4): documentation free, tools free except physical copies at cost, parts on the terms given to authorized repair providers), for at least three years after the last date the model or type was manufactured, even beyond the warranty period. Electronic or appliance product (42488.2(j)(3)(A)): a product described in BPC 9801(h) (electronic set: any device that depends for its functioning, in whole or in part, on any digital electronic embedded or attached to the product, worth over $10, normally used for personal, family, household or home office use) or 9801(i) (appliance: any device primarily used for residential purposes), first made and first sold or used in California on or after July 1, 2021, for which the manufacturer makes tools, parts and documentation available to authorized repair providers. A manufacturer that repairs its own products and has no unaffiliated authorized repair provider counts as one (42488.2(j)(1)(B)). Not covered: video game consoles, alarm-system products, and Chapter 28 equipment (42488.2(j)(3)(B)).

• You are the manufacturer, the product's wholesale price to the retailer is $50 to $99.99 (PRC 42488.2(a)), and you make tools, parts, and documentation available to authorized repair providers (PRC 42488.2(j)(3)(A)) or offer diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services for it yourself (42488.2(j)(1)(B))

In force since 1 Jul 2024

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jul 2024

Stated: “This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.” (42488.2(l)). It reaches products manufactured for the first time, and first sold or used in California, on or after July 1, 2021 (42488.2(j)(3)(A)).

The manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price of $100 or more makes repair documentation, functional parts and tools available to owners and repairers on fair and reasonable terms for at least seven years after the model was last made

Must meet the conditions of Right to repair, $100 or more wholesale price (PRC 42488.2(b)): make available to owners of the product, service and repair facilities, and service dealers sufficient documentation and functional parts and tools, inclusive of any updates, on fair and reasonable terms, for at least seven years after the last date the model or type was manufactured, even beyond the warranty period. Electronic or appliance product (42488.2(j)(3)(A)): a product described in BPC 9801(h) (electronic set: any device that depends for its functioning, in whole or in part, on any digital electronic embedded or attached to the product, worth over $10, normally used for personal, family, household or home office use) or 9801(i) (appliance: any device primarily used for residential purposes), first made and first sold or used in California on or after July 1, 2021, for which the manufacturer makes tools, parts and documentation available to authorized repair providers. A manufacturer that repairs its own products and has no unaffiliated authorized repair provider counts as one (42488.2(j)(1)(B)). Not covered: video game consoles, alarm-system products, and Chapter 28 equipment (42488.2(j)(3)(B)).

• You are the manufacturer, the product's wholesale price to the retailer is $100 or more (PRC 42488.2(b)), and you make tools, parts, and documentation available to authorized repair providers (PRC 42488.2(j)(3)(A)) or offer diagnostic, maintenance, or repair services for it yourself (42488.2(j)(1)(B))

In force since 1 Jul 2024

Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jul 2024

Stated: “This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.” (42488.2(l)). It reaches products manufactured for the first time, and first sold or used in California, on or after July 1, 2021 (42488.2(j)(3)(A)).