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2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 42-221. Implied warranties. Express warranties. Exemptions. Waiver.
Sec. 42-221. Implied warranties. Express warranties. Exemptions. Waiver. (a)
A dealer selling a used motor vehicle which has a cash purchase price of three thousand
dollars or more shall not exclude, modify, disclaim or limit implied warranties on the
motor vehicle.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) The sale of a used motor vehicle having a cash purchase price of less than three thousand dollars; (2) the sale of such motor vehicles between dealers; or (3) the sale of a used motor vehicle which is seven years of age or older, which age shall be calculated from the first day in January of the designated model year of such vehicle.
(d) The consumer may waive a warranty required pursuant to this section only as to a particular defect in the vehicle which the dealer has disclosed to the consumer as being defective. No such waiver shall be effective unless such waiver: (1) Is in writing; (2) is conspicuous, as defined in subdivision (10) of section 42a-1-201 and is in plain language; (3) identifies the particular disclosed defect in the vehicle for which such warranty is to be waived; (4) states what warranty, if any, shall apply to such disclosed defect; and (5) is signed by both the customer and the dealer prior to sale.
(P.A. 87-393, S. 2.)
Subsec. (b):
Cited. 31 CA 634, 635.
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