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State	Statute of Limitations	State Lemon Law Statute	Consumer Law and Information:
Alabama	1 year or 12,000 miles whichever occurs first	Title 8, Chapter 20A: Secs. 8-20A-1 to 8-20A-6	Alabama Consumer Law and Information:
Alaska	1 year or term of warranty	Title 45, Ch. 45:: 45.45.300 to 45.45.360	Alaska Lemon Law FAQ
Arizona	2 years, 24,000 miles or manufacture warranty whichever is sooner	Title 44, Ch. 9, Art. 5; 44-1261–44-1267	Arizona Attorney General Information on Car Purchases and Lemon Law
Arkansas	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is longer	Title 4, Subtitle 7, Ch. 90: Suchapter 4: 4-90-401 to 4-90-417	Consumer’s Guide to Arkansas Lemon Law (under Citizen Services: Consumer Tips Heading)
California	The California Lemon Law applies throughout the duration of the vehicle manufacturer’s original warranty period	CA Civil Code Title 1.7 Ch. 1, Ch.1.5	Motor Vehicle Warranty and Lemon Law
Colorado	6 months after warranty term or 1 year following original delivery, whichever is earlier	Title 42, Art. 10: Secs. 42-10-101 to 42-10-107	Colorado Lemon Law
Connecticut	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is sooner	Title 42, Ch. 743b; 42-179 to 42-180	Lemon Law: Connecticut’s Lemon Law and Automotive Dispute Settlement
Delaware	1 year or warranty period whichever is earlier	Title 6, Subtitle II, Ch. 50: Sections 5001-5009	Consumer Protection Unit: Delaware Motor Vehicle Lemon Law
District of Columbia	2 years or 18,000 miles	DC Code § 50-502	DC Consumer Alert: Lemon Law
Florida	1 year	Title XXXIX, Ch. 681: Sections 681.10 to 681.118	Florida Car Buyer’s Rights
Georgia	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is sooner	10-1-780 to 10-1-792	Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs Lemon Law Complaint Process
Hawaii	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is sooner	Title 26, Chapter 481I: Sections 481I-1 to 481I-4	Department of Commerce and Commercial Affairs Lemon Law Handbook and Links
Idaho	2 years, 24,000 miles or manufacture warranty whichever is sooner	Title 48, Ch. 9: Sections 48-901 to 48-913	Idaho Lemon Law
Illinois	1 year or 12,000 miles whichever occurs sooner	Volume 815, Code 380, Sections 1-8	Guide to Illinois Consumer Laws-Lemon Law
Indiana	18 months or 18,000 miles whichever occurs sooner	Title 24, Article 5, Chapter 13 and 13.5: Sections 244-5-13-1 to 24-5-13.5-14	Indiana Consumer Guide-Lemon Law
Iowa	2 years, 24,000 miles or manufacture warranty whichever is sooner	Chapter 322G: Sections 22G.1 to 322G.15	Iowa Attorney General- Lemon Law
Kansas	1 year or warranty whichever is sooner	Chapter 50, Article 6: Sec. 50-645	Attorney General FAQ: Lemon Law
Kentucky	1 year or 12,000 miles which occurs first	Chapter 367: Sections 367.840 to 367.846	Kentucky Lemon Law
Louisiana	1 year or within warranty period whichever is sooner	Title 51: Sections 51:1941 to 51:1949	Office of the Attorney General
Maine	3 years or warranty or 18,000 miles whichever is earlier	Title 10, Chapter 203-A: 1161 to 1169	Maine Office of the Attorney General Lemon Law information and links Maine Office of the Attorney General Consumer Law Guide
Maryland	2 years and 18,000 miles	Commercial Law: 14-1501 to 14-1504	Your Rights Under Maryland’s Lemon Law
Massachusetts	1 year or 15,000 miles whichever is earlier	Chapter 90, Section 7N to Section 7N1/2.	Your Rights Under Maryland’s Lemon Law
Michigan	1 year or warranty period whichever is earlier	MCL 257.1401 to 257.1410	Michigan’s Lemon Law: How to Avoid Getting Stuck with a Lemon Michigan’s Attorney General’s Lemon Law FAQ
Minnesota	2 years or warranty period whichever is sooner	Chapter 325F: Section 665	Minnesota Lemon Law
Mississippi	1 year or warranty period whichever is sooner	Title 63, Chapter 17: Sections 63-17-151 to 63-17-165	Mississippi Attorney General Lemon Law Resources
Missouri	within warranty period	Title XXVI, Chapter 407: Sections 407.560 to 407.583	Missouri Attorney General-All About Autos
Montana	2 years and 18,000 miles	Title 61, Chapter 4, Part 5; 61-4-501 to 61-4-526	Vehicle and Lemon Law
Nebraska	1 year or warranty period	Chapter 60: Secs. 60-2701 to 60-2709	Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles Legal Division
Nevada	1 year or warranty period whichever is sooner	N.R.S.587-600-597-680 – Lemon Law Nevada Revised Statutes-Actions by Victims of Fraud	Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection
New Hampshire	within warranty period	Title 31, Chapter 357-D: 357-D:1 to 357-D:12	Department of Justice Consumer Protection Sourcebook
New Jersey	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is earlier	Title 56, Chapter 12: 56:12-29 to 56:12-49	New Jersey Lemon Law Road to Relief Brochure
New Mexico	1 year or warranty period whichever is sooner	Chapter 57, Article 16A; 57-16A-1 to 57-16A-9	New Mexico AG Used Car Buyers Guide
New York	2 years or 18,000 miles whichever is earlier	General Business, Article 11-A, sections 198-a and 198-b	NY Attorney General-Lemon Law
North Carolina	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is sooner	Chapter 20, Article 15A, Sections 20-351 to 20-351.10	Lemon Law Consumer Tips
North Dakota	1 year or warranty period whichever is earlier	Sections 51-07-16–51-07-22	North Dakota ‘s Lemon Law Fact Sheet
Ohio	1 year or 18,000 miles whichever occurs sooner	Title 13, Section 1345, part 1345.71 to 1345.77	Ohio’s Lemon Law Brochure
Oklahoma	1 year or warranty period whichever occurs sooner	Title 15, Chapter 22: Section 15-901	Oklahoma ‘s Lemon Law Statutes
Oregon	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever occurs sooner	ORS 646A.400-646A.418	Oregon ‘s Lemon Law
Pennsylvania	1 year, 12,000 miles or manufacture warranty whichever is sooner	Title 73, Chapter 28: Sec. 1951–1963	PA Attorney General-Automobile Lemon Law
Rhode Island	1 year or 15,000 miles whichever is earlier	Title 31, Chapter 31-5.2: Sections 31-5.2-1 to 31-5.2-13	Road Island Attorney General Lemon Law Site
South Carolina	1 year or 12,000 miles whichever occurs sooner	Title 56, Chapter 28, Sections 10-110; 56-28-10 to 56-28-110	Lemon Law Information and Links
South Dakota	1 year or 12,000 miles whichever occurs sooner	Title 32, Chapter 6D, Sections 1 thru 11: 32-6D-1 to 32-6D-11	Consumer Information Fast Facts
Tennessee	1 year or warranty period whichever is sooner	Title 55 Chapter 24 section 101-112	Facts About the Lemon Law
Texas	2 years, 24,000 miles or manufacture warranty whichever is sooner	Title 43 Part 10 Chapter 215 subsection G	Texas Lemon Law
Utah	1 year or warranty period whichever is sooner	Title 13, Chapter 20, Sections 1-7; 13-20-1 to 13-20-7
Vermont	1 year after warranty expiration by time or mileage whichever occurs first	Title 9, Part 4, Chapter 115, Sections 4170-4181	The Vermont Lemon Law
Virginia	18 months or during if informal dispute resolution was pursued, 12 months from the final action taken (if taken within 18 months)	Title 59.1, Chapter 17.3: Sections 207.9-207.16:1;59.1-207.9 to 59.1-207.16:1	Vehicle Services: Lemon Law
Washington	2 years or 24,000 miles whichever is sooner	Title 19, Chapter 118: Sections 19.118.005 to 19.118.170	Motor Vehicle Lemon Law
West Virginia	1 year or warranty period whichever is later	Chapter 46A, Article 6A: 46A-6A-1 to 46A-6A-9	West Virginia
Wisconsin	1 year and before warranty expired	Chapter 218: Sec. 218.0171	Wisconsin’s Lemon Law
Wyoming	1 year	Title 40, Chapter 17, Sec. 101

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