California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §9884.76: Notwithstanding Section 9889.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

An automotive repair dealer who fails to restore a deployed airbag to working condition after a customer pays for replacement is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to $5,000 in fines and/or up to one year in county jail.

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Notwithstanding Section 9889.20, an automotive repair dealer who prepares a written estimate for repairs pursuant to Section 9884.9 that includes replacement of a deployed airbag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, and who fails to restore the airbag that is part of an inflatable restraint system to its original operating condition, where the customer has paid for the replacement of the deployed airbag as provided in the estimate, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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