Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 1211: Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to transport or deliver household refrigerators in interstate commerce unless they have a safety device allowing the door to be opened from inside, conforming to federal standards.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce any household refrigerator manufactured on or after the date this section takes effect unless it is equipped with a device, enabling the door thereof to be opened from the inside, which conforms with standards prescribed pursuant to section 1213 of this title .

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