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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked

Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20254 areas read · 3 not read yet
Sources read
  • Prop 65 listed chemicals and safe-harbor warnings
  • cookware chemical disclosure (HSC 109000-109014)
  • PFAS in textile articles (HSC 108970-108971)
  • upholstered furniture flame-retardant label (BPC 19094)
Not read yet
  • DTSC designated-list triggers for cookware disclosure (list not stored)
  • Safer Consumer Products priority products
  • California Toxic-Free Cosmetics/Food Packaging rules outside the listed instruments
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20253 areas read · 2 not read yet
Sources read
  • Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and PFAS in cosmetics (HSC 108980 series, from the stored leginfo bulk download)
  • Prop 65
  • California Safe Cosmetics Program reporting and fragrance allergen disclosure (HSC 111790-111795, including the 2020 Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act)
Not read yet
  • CDPH ingredient disclosure beyond the reporting duties
  • amendments after the version ClaraDB holds
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 2 not read yet

The Prop 65 chemical listings are stored for food and apply to it. California food laws and the food-specific warning methods are not covered. Federal US food rules apply through the US entry.

Sources read
  • Prop 65 chemical listings (27 CCR 27001), which apply to food
Not read yet
  • Prop 65 warning methods and content for food (27 CCR 25607.1 and 25607.2: the regulation text is stored, no rules are encoded from it); the consumer-product warning methods in 27 CCR 25600-25603 are encoded for home goods only
  • California food labelling and safety laws
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20255 areas read · 5 not read yet

Proposition 65, the connected-device security law (Civil Code 1798.91.04 to 1798.91.06) and the retailer duties of the battery-embedded waste recycling fee (Public Resources Code 42464(c), (f), with the 42463 definitions) are covered; the battery-embedded manufacturer label and retailer notice (Public Resources Code 42466.1, 42466.2) and the Title 20 MAEDbS listing of embedded battery chargers (20 CCR 1606(a), 1608(a)(1)) are stored; other California statute texts for electronics are not.

Sources read
  • Prop 65 generated warnings for electronics
  • battery-embedded waste recycling fee: the retailer collects it and states it on the receipt (Public Resources Code 42463, 42464; earbuds, speakers, cameras, wearables, power banks, electric toothbrushes and shavers)
  • security of connected devices (Civil Code 1798.91.04-1798.91.06, SB 327)
  • battery-embedded product manufacturer label and annual retailer notice (Public Resources Code 42466.1, 42466.2)
  • Title 20 MAEDbS listing of federally regulated battery chargers embedded in a product (20 CCR 1606(a), 1608(a)(1))
Not read yet
  • Electronic Waste Recycling Act screen fee for video display devices over 4 inches (Public Resources Code 42464(a))
  • Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) other than the MAEDbS listing of embedded battery chargers
  • DTSC Safer Consumer Products
  • SB 244 right to repair duties
  • state EPR for batteries
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksNot coveredNo sources read yet

California (US state): ClaraDB stores no laws for this market yet (not stored: California battery laws (Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022, SB 1215; Cal. Health and Safety Code 25215 ff universal waste battery rules; Prop 65 battery-related warnings stored separately); leginfo.legislature.ca.gov returns a Cloudflare challenge (HTTP 403) to automated access).

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California Right to Repair Act (Public Resources Code 42488.2, 42488.3; SB 244, Stats. 2023 ch. 704)Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.22 rulesIn force from: 1 Jul 2024Industries: Electronics, Batteries
Requirement
Applies when
Effective
Source
Conformity

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)).

Exemptions (2)

A video game console is not an electronic or appliance product under this section

“(iii) A video game console.”
PRC 42488.2(j)(3)(B)(iii) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

The section does not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement product at no charge to the customer

“This section shall not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement electronic or appliance product at no charge to the customer.”
PRC 42488.2(k) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of PRC 42488.2, 42488.3 (added by Stats. 2023 ch. 704, operative July 1, 2024) and BPC 9801 (amended by Stats. 2023 ch. 508).

  • 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)).

“Notwithstanding any other law, every manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price to the retailer, or to others outside of direct retail sale, of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99), shall 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, to effect the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least three years after the last date a product model or type was manufactured”
PRC 42488.2(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)
Conformity

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)).

Exemptions (2)

A video game console is not an electronic or appliance product under this section

“(iii) A video game console.”
PRC 42488.2(j)(3)(B)(iii) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

The section does not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement product at no charge to the customer

“This section shall not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement electronic or appliance product at no charge to the customer.”
PRC 42488.2(k) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of PRC 42488.2, 42488.3 (added by Stats. 2023 ch. 704, operative July 1, 2024) and BPC 9801 (amended by Stats. 2023 ch. 508).

  • 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)).

“Notwithstanding any other law, every manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price to the retailer, or to others outside of direct retail sale, of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, shall 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, to effect the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least seven years after the last date a product model or type was manufactured”
PRC 42488.2(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    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)).

    Exemptions (2)

    A video game console is not an electronic or appliance product under this section

    “(iii) A video game console.”
    PRC 42488.2(j)(3)(B)(iii) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

    The section does not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement product at no charge to the customer

    “This section shall not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement electronic or appliance product at no charge to the customer.”
    PRC 42488.2(k) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

    Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of PRC 42488.2, 42488.3 (added by Stats. 2023 ch. 704, operative July 1, 2024) and BPC 9801 (amended by Stats. 2023 ch. 508).

    Applies when
    • 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))
    Effective

    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)).

    Source
    “Notwithstanding any other law, every manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price to the retailer, or to others outside of direct retail sale, of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99), shall 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, to effect the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least three years after the last date a product model or type was manufactured”
    PRC 42488.2(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)
  • Conformity

    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)).

    Exemptions (2)

    A video game console is not an electronic or appliance product under this section

    “(iii) A video game console.”
    PRC 42488.2(j)(3)(B)(iii) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

    The section does not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement product at no charge to the customer

    “This section shall not apply if the manufacturer provides an equivalent or better, readily available replacement electronic or appliance product at no charge to the customer.”
    PRC 42488.2(k) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

    Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of PRC 42488.2, 42488.3 (added by Stats. 2023 ch. 704, operative July 1, 2024) and BPC 9801 (amended by Stats. 2023 ch. 508).

    Applies when
    • 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))
    Effective

    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)).

    Source
    “Notwithstanding any other law, every manufacturer of an electronic or appliance product with a wholesale price to the retailer, or to others outside of direct retail sale, of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, shall 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, to effect the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least seven years after the last date a product model or type was manufactured”
    PRC 42488.2(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42488.2(opens in a new tab)

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