Cal. Codes » Civil Code / DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS / PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS / TITLE 1.7. CONSUMER WARRANTIES / CHAPTER 1. Consumer Warranty Protection / ARTICLE 3. Sale Warranties
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Cal. Civil Code § 1794.1 (2026)

Sale Warranties

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(a)Any retail seller of consumer goods injured by the willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter may bring an action for the recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed plus reasonable attorney fees.

(b)Any independent serviceman of consumer goods injured by the willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter may bring an action for the recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered for three times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed plus reasonable attorney fees.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1971–1985 · leading case: Sciarrotta v. Teaford Custom Remodeling, Inc., 110 Cal. App. 3d 444 (Cal. Ct. App. 1980).
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Sciarrotta v. Teaford Custom Remodeling, Inc., 110 Cal. App. 3d 444 (Cal. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “4 [Conditional Sales Contracts]; Civ. Code, § 1794.1 [Sale Warranties Of Consumer Goods]; Civ.”
Care Constr., Inc. v. Century Convalescent Centers, Inc., 54 Cal. App. 3d 701 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976). “4 [Conditional Sales Contracts]; Civ. Code, § 1794.1 [Sale Warranties of Consumer Goods]; Civ.”
Hastings v. Matlock, 171 Cal. App. 3d 826 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “4 (Conditional Sales Contracts); Civ. Code, § 1794.1 (Sale Warranties of Consumer Goods); Civ.”
Coast Bank v. Holmes, 19 Cal. App. 3d 581 (Cal. Ct. App. 1971). “4 [Conditional Sales Contracts]; Civ. Code, § 1794.1 [Sale Warranties Of Consumer Goods]; Civ.”
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