Section 108044 Of Chapter 2. Product Recall Safety And Protection Act From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2.
108044
. (a) No commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer,
distributor, wholesaler, or retailer shall manufacture,
remanufacture, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to
sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place into the stream
of commerce, a product that is unsafe, as defined in subdivision (b),
knowing that the product is unsafe.
(b) A product shall be deemed unsafe for purposes of this chapter
only if it meets one or both of the following criteria:
(1) The product has been recalled because it does not conform to
state or federal laws and regulations setting forth standards for the
product.
(2) The product has been recalled for any safety hazard reason in
cooperation with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission or
its staff, or voluntarily recalled for any safety hazard reason by
the product's commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor,
or wholesaler, and the recall has not been rescinded.
(c) (1) An unsafe product, as determined pursuant to subdivision
(b), may be retrofitted if the retrofit has been approved by the
agency issuing the recall or warning, or the agency responsible for
approving the retrofit if it is different from the agency issuing the
recall or warning.
(2) A retrofitted product may be sold if it is accompanied at the
time of sale by a notice declaring that it is safe to use. The notice
shall include all of the following:
(A) A description of the original problem that made the recalled
product unsafe.
(B) A description of the retrofit that explains how the original
problem was eliminated and declaring that it is now safe to use.
(C) The name and address of the commercial dealer, manufacturer,
importer, distributor, or wholesaler who accomplished the retrofit,
certifying that the work was done, along with the name and model
number of the product retrofitted.
(3) The commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or
wholesaler is responsible for ensuring that the notice described in
paragraph (2) is present with the retrofitted product at the time of
sale. This paragraph and paragraph (2) shall not apply, and the
product may be sold, if either subparagraph (A) or (B) applies:
(A) The retrofit meets all of the following:
(i) The product requires assembly by the consumer.
(ii) The retrofit kit is provided with the product by the
commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, or
wholesaler.
(iii) The retrofit kit is accompanied at the time of sale by
instructions explaining how to apply the retrofit.
(B) The seller of a previously unsold product or the entity to
whom unsold products had been returned under the terms of the recall
accomplishes the approved or recommended repair prior to sale.