The duties and obligations imposed by this chapter are cumulative with duties or obligations imposed under any other law and shall not be construed to relieve any party from any duties or obligations imposed under any other law.
§ 871.28.Construction With Other Provisions
Title 10. Actions In Particular Cases · Chapter 12. Actions for Restitution for or Replacement of Certain Motor Vehicles · Enacted 1755 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 871.28 clarifies that the duties this chapter imposes are cumulative with duties imposed by other law, and that this chapter doesn't relieve any party of obligations they otherwise owe.
Full Text of § 871.28
Plain-English Summary
This is a housekeeping section that keeps Chapter 12 from being read as a substitute for other consumer-protection law. The duties and obligations this chapter imposes stack on top of whatever other laws already require -- they are cumulative, not exclusive.
And nothing in this chapter lets any party off the hook for duties or obligations imposed elsewhere. A manufacturer that satisfies this chapter's notice, discovery, or offset rules still has to comply with whatever the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and other consumer protection statutes separately require.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does complying with this chapter satisfy all of a manufacturer's other legal obligations?
No. Section 871.28 makes clear the chapter's duties are cumulative with, not a substitute for, obligations imposed by other law.
Does this chapter replace the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act?
No. It layers its own procedures on top of Song-Beverly and other consumer protection law rather than displacing them.
Amendment History
Added by Stats 2024 ch 938 (AB 1755),s 1, eff. 1/1/2025.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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