Consumer Law

Lemon Law Extended to Military Personnel Stationed in California

By Kemnitzer, Anderson, Barron, Ogilvie & Brewer

In July 2007, the California Legislature approved and the Governor signed a bill to extend the protection of the California Lemon Law to members of the Armed Forces stationed in California regardless of where they bought their lemon car or truck. California is the only state that has extended its lemon law to military personnel who bought their vehicle outside of the state in which they are stationed.

The problem was that military personnel stuck with a lemon vehicle were not exactly free to go to their home state where they bought their vehicle to hire an attorney and prosecute a lemon law case. State Senator Ellen Corbett carried the bill that will become effective January 1, 2008. The bill was sponsored by Rosemary Shahan of the non-profit advocate group, CARS.

For more information on the background on this new law, go to CARS' website.

Full post as published by Lemon Law Blog on July 30, 2007 (boomark / email).