HB 938

Enacts Article 9, GS Chapter 75, the Fair Repair Requirements Act. Defines 11 terms. Requires manufacturers of digital electronic products sold or used in the State to: (1) make available described diagnostic and repair, free of charge, to independent repair facilities or owners of products manufactured by the manufacturer in the same manner the manufacturer makes the information available to its authorized repair providers; and (2) make available service parts for purchase by the product owner or their authorized agent, unless the parts are no longer available to the manufacturer or the authorized repair channel of the manufacturer. Defines digital electronic products as a part or machine containing a microprocessor originally manufactured for distribution and sale in the US. Defines manufacturer as an individual or business who, in the ordinary course of its business, is engaged in the business of selling or leasing new digital electronic products to consumers or other end users and is engaged in the diagnosis, service, maintenance, or repair of that product.