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State Warranty & Buyback Laws

Know the law before you terminate, renew, or negotiate a dealer agreement

OPEESA commissioned outside counsel to survey every state's dealer termination, inventory repurchase, and warranty reimbursement statutes — then built the citations into a quick-reference chart, a condensed executive summary, and the full legal survey, all searchable by state.

Quick reference

Chart of Statutes

Code sections for termination, repurchase and surplus-parts, and warranty statutes in 49 states — search by state name, or scroll the full chart. Citations only: consult the full legal survey below before acting on any of them.

Showing 49 of 49 states
StateCode SectionsTermination StatutesRepurchase & Surplus PartsWarranty StatutesOther Relevant Statutes
AlabamaAla. Code § 8-21A-1 et seq.Ala. Code §§ 8-21A-2, 4.Ala. Code §§ 8-21A-5, 6, 7.Ala. Code § 8-21A-10.Ala. Code § 8-21B (Heavy Equipment Dealer Act).
AlaskaAlaska Stat. § 45.45.700 et seq.n/aAlaska Stat. §§ 45.45.710, 720, 730, 740.n/a—
ArizonaAriz. Rev. Stat. § 44-6701 et seq.Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-6703.Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-6705, 6707.n/a—
ArkansasArk. Code Ann. § 4-72-301 et seq.n/aArk. Code Ann. §§ 4-72-304, 306, 307, 309.Ark. Code Ann. § 4-72-311.—
CaliforniaCal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22900 et seq.Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22901, 22903.Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22905.Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22903.3.—
ColoradoColo. Rev. Stat. § 35-38-101 et seq.Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-38-104.Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 35-38-106, 108.Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-38-111.—
ConnecticutConn. Gen. Stat. § 42-345 et seq.Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-346.Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-347, 348, 349.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-351.—
DelawareDel. Code Ann. tit. 6 § 2720 et seq.Del. Code Ann. tit. 6, § 2721.Del. Code Ann. tit. 6, §§ 2722, 2723, 2724, 2727.Del. Gen. Code tit. 6, § 2726.—
FloridaFla. Stat. § 686.60 et seq.; Fla. Stat. § 686.40 et seq.Fla. Stat. § 686.611.Fla. Stat. §§ 686.606, 607.Fla. Stat. § 686.604.Fla. Stat. §§ 686.402, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409.
GeorgiaGa. Code Ann. § 13-8-11 et seq.; Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-730 et seq.Ga. Code Ann. § 13-8-15.Ga. Code Ann. §§ 13-8-22, 23.Ga. Code Ann. § 13-8-17.Ga. Code Ann. § 13-8-31 et seq.; §§ 13-8-32, 35, 36, 37, 42, 43; §§ 10-1-731, 732, 733, 812, 813.
IdahoIdaho Code Ann. § 28-24-101 et seq.; Idaho Stat. Ann. § 28-23-101 et seq.Idaho Code Ann. §§ 28-24-102, 103, 104.n/aIdaho Code Ann. § 28-24-104.Idaho Stat. Ann. §§ 28-23-101, 102, 104, 106, 107; § 28-27-107.
Illinois815 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 715/1 et seq.; 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 705/1 et seq.n/a815 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 715/3-4, 7-9.815 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 715/4.5.815 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 705/19, 20.
IndianaInd. Code § 15-12-3-1 et seq.n/aInd. Code § 15-12-3-10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16.n/a—
IowaIowa Code § 322F.1 et seq.Iowa Code §§ 322F.1, .2.Iowa Code §§ 322F.2, .3, .5.n/aIowa Code §§ 322D.1, 2, .3, .5.
KansasKan. Stat. Ann. § 16-1301 et seq.; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 16-1001 et seq.; Kan. Stat. Ann. § 16-1201 et seq.Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-1306, 1307.Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-1303, 1304.Kan. Stat. Ann. § 16-120.Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-1202, 1203, 1204; Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-1002, 1003, 1005.
KentuckyKy. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 365.800 et seq.Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 365.831.Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 365.805, 810, 820, 825, 830.Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 365.833.—
LouisianaLa. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 51:481 et seq.La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 51:482.La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 484, 485, 488, 489, 490.La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 51:501.—
MaineMaine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10 § 1285 et seq.; Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10 § 1361 et seq.Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 1287.Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, §§ 1288, 1289, 1290.Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 1293.Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, §§ 1361, 1363, 1366, 1367.
MarylandMaryland Code Ann. Comm. Law §§ 19-101 et seq.Maryland Code Ann. Comm. Law §§ 19-101, 102, 103.Maryland Code Ann. Comm. Law §§ 19-201, 202, 203, 302.Maryland Code Ann. Comm. Law § 19-205.—
MassachusettsMass. Gen. Laws ch. 93G § 1 et seq.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93G § 2.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93G §§ 3, 4, 5.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93G § 8.—
MichiganMich. Comp. Laws § 445.1451 et seq.Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 445.1457, 1457a.Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 445.1453, 1454, 1456, 1457, 1458.Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1454.—
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. § 325E.061 et seq.; Minn. Stat. § 325E.06 et seq.; Minn. Stat. § 325E.068.Minn. Stat. § 325E.062.Minn. Stat. § 325E.06.Minn. Stat. § 325E.0631.Minn. Stat. §§ 325E.0638, 0681.
MississippiMiss. Stat. § 75-77-1 et seq.Miss. Stat. § 75-77-2.Miss. Stat. §§ 75-77-3, 5, 9, 11, 13.Miss. Stat. § 75-77-6.—
MissouriMo. Rev. Stat. § 407.850 et seq.Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.895.Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 407.850, 855, 860, 870, 875, 880.Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.857.—
MontanaMont. Code Ann. § 30-11-701 et seq.; Mont. Code Ann. § 30-11-801 et seq.; Mont. Code Ann. § 30-11-901 et seq.Mont. Code Ann. § 30-11-803.Mont. Code Ann. §§ 30-11-702, 703, 704, 705.n/aMont. Code Ann. §§ 30-111-901, 902, 903.
NebraskaNeb. Rev. Stat. § 87-701 et seq.Neb. Rev. Stat. § 87-705.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 87-706, 707, 708.n/aNeb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-1501, 1502, 1504.
NevadaNev. Rev. Stat. § 597.112 et seq.Nev. Rev. Stat. § 597.1143.Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 597.116, 1153, 1163, 1167.Nev. Rev. Stat. § 597.1177.—
New HampshireN.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 357-C:1 et seq.N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 357-C:7.N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 357-C:7, 8.N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 357-C:8.—
New JerseyN.J. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 56:10-1 et seq.N.J. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 56:10-5.n/an/aN.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:10-15.
New MexicoN.M. Stat. § 57-23-1 et seq.n/aN.M. Stat. §§ 57-23-3, 4, 6.N.M. Stat. § 57-23-5.—
New YorkN.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 696-a et seq.N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 696-c.N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §§ 696-e, f.N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 696-h.—
North CarolinaN.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-180 et seq.N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-180, 182.N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-183, 184, 185, 188.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-187.—
North DakotaN.D. Cent. Code § 51-07.00.1 et seq.; N.D. Cent. Code § 51-20.1-01 et seq.N.D. Cent. Code § 51-07-01.1.N.D. Cent. Code § 51-07-01.n/aN.D. Cent. Code §§ 51-20.1-01, 02, 03, 04.
OhioOhio Rev. Code § 1353.01 et seq.Ohio Rev. Code § 1353.06.Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1353.02, .04.n/a—
OklahomaOkla. Stat. tit. 15, § 244 et seq.Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §§ 245A.1, .2, .3.Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §§ 246, 247, 248.Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 245A.5.Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 245; Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §§ 245A.3, .4.
OregonOr. Rev. Stat. § 646A.300 et seq.Or. Rev. Stat. § 646A.312.Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 646A.304, 306.Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 646A.316, 318.—
Pennsylvania73 Pa. Stat. § 205-1 et seq.73 Pa. Stat. § 205-3.73 Pa. Stat. §§ 205-3, 4, 5, 6.n/a—
Rhode IslandR.I. Gen. Laws § 6-46-1 et seq.R.I. Pub. Laws § 6-46-3.R.I. Pub. Laws §§ 6-46-4, 5, 6.R.I. Pub. Laws § 6-46-9.—
South CarolinaS.C. Code Ann. § 39-6-10 et seq.; S.C. Code Ann. § 39-59-10 et seq.S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-6-50, 60.n/aS.C. Code Ann. § 39-6-100.S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-59-10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, 100.
South DakotaS.D. Codified Laws § 37-5-1 et seq.S.D. Codified Laws § 37-5-14.S.D. Codified Laws §§ 37-5-5, 5.5, 7.1, 8, 9.S.D. Codified Laws § 37-5-17.—
TennesseeTenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-1301 et seq.Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-1302.Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-25-1303, 1305, 1307, 1308, 1309.Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-25-1802, 1803, 1804, 1806, 1807.—
TexasTex. Bus. & Com. Code § 55.001 et seq. (repealed); Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 57.001 et seq.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§ 55.052, .056; §§ 57.152, .153, .154, .155, .202, .203, .204, .205.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§ 55.155, .156, .157, .158; §§ 57.351, .353, .354, .355, .357, .358.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§ 55.102, .103; §§ 57.251, .253, .254, .255, .257, .258.—
UtahUtah Code Ann. § 13-14a-1 et seq.Utah Code Ann. § 13-14a-4.Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-14a-2, 3.Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-14b-103, 104.—
VermontVt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4071 et seq.Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4072.Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, §§ 4073, 4074, 4075.Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4078.—
VirginiaVa. Code Ann. § 59.1-352.1 et seq.; Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-353 et seq.Va. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-353.1, .3.Va. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-352.4, .5, .6.Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-352.8.Va. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-353, 354, 355.
WashingtonWash. Rev. Code § 19.98.008 et seq.Wash. Rev. Code § 19.98.130.Wash. Rev. Code § 19.98.010.Wash. Rev. Code §§ 19.98.170, 180.—
West VirginiaW. Va. Code § 47-11F-1 et seq.W. Va. Code § 47-11F-3.W. Va. Code §§ 47-11F-4, 5.W. Va. Code § 47-11F-7.—
WisconsinWis. Stat. § 135.01 et seq.Wis. Stat. §§ 135.03, .04.Wis. Stat. § 135.045.n/a—
WyomingWyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-20-101 et seq.Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-20-115, 117.Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-20-120, 121.Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-20-119.Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-20-122.

"n/a" means the survey found no separate statute in that category for the state; an em dash means the category simply wasn't addressed. Hawaii is not covered by this survey. Chart updated December 2023.

Full legal analysis

The complete survey, in two formats

Prepared for OPEESA by Lathrop GPM LLP. The chart, executive summary and full survey were all updated in December 2023. Read the executive summary for a fast, state-by-state bullet rundown, or the full survey for the underlying statutory analysis and citations.

Executive Summary

Warranty/Buyback Information by State — Executive SummaryA condensed, state-by-state bullet summary of each state's termination, repurchase, and warranty requirements — the fastest way to check a state before you act. Does not cover case law; see the full survey and consult counsel for anything beyond a quick check.
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Full Legal Survey

Survey of State Dealership Laws Addressing Termination, Repurchase Requirements and WarrantiesThe full legal memorandum behind the chart above — a detailed, state-by-state analysis of termination notice periods, good-cause standards, surplus-parts and inventory repurchase terms, and warranty reimbursement rules, with statutory citations throughout, plus the Chart of Statutes as an appendix.
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Important note

This chart and survey summarize state statutes only — they do not address case law or how courts have interpreted these provisions. Consult the full text of each statute, applicable case law, and your own attorney before acting on any termination, repurchase, or warranty matter. Neither OPEESA nor Lathrop GPM LLP provides this material as legal advice for any specific situation, and both explicitly disclaim responsibility for actions taken based on it. This research is a benefit of OPEESA membership — please don't share it with companies or associations that aren't OPEESA members.

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