Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§2309 Procedures Applicable to Promulgation of Rules by Commission

Title 15 › Chapter 50— CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES › § 2309

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Commission makes rules under this chapter, it must follow section 553 of title 5. The Commission must let people give oral presentations as well as written comments and must keep a transcript of those talks. Courts may review these rules under section 57a(e) the same way they review rules under section 57a(a)(1)(B), except section 57a(e)(3)(B) does not apply. The Commission had to start, within one year after January 4, 1975, a rulemaking about warranties and warranty practices for used motor vehicles and must issue any rules needed to add consumer protections. The Commission may use any power it has under this chapter or other laws and may require a clear notice if a used vehicle is sold without a warranty, including the exact form and wording of that notice.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §2309

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(a)Any rule prescribed under this chapter shall be prescribed in accordance with section 553 of title 5; except that the Commission shall give interested persons an opportunity for oral presentations of data, views, and arguments, in addition to written submissions. A transcript shall be kept of any oral presentation. Any such rule shall be subject to judicial review under section 57a(e) of this title in the same manner as rules prescribed under section 57a(a)(1)(B) of this title, except that section 57a(e)(3)(B) of this title shall not apply.
(b)The Commission shall initiate within one year after January 4, 1975, a rulemaking proceeding dealing with warranties and warranty practices in connection with the sale of used motor vehicles; and, to the extent necessary to supplement the protections offered the consumer by this chapter, shall prescribe rules dealing with such warranties and practices. In prescribing rules under this subsection, the Commission may exercise any authority it may have under this chapter, or other law, and in addition it may require disclosure that a used motor vehicle is sold without any warranty and specify the form and content of such disclosure.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2309

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60