Section 21300 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Definitions For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Authorized repair provider" means an individual or business who is unaffiliated with an original equipment manufacturer and who has an arrangement with the original equipment manufacturer, for a definite or indefinite period, under which the original equipment manufacturer grants to the individual or business a license to use a trade name, service mark, or other proprietary identifier for the purposes of offering the services of inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of powered wheelchairs under the name of the original equipment manufacturer, or other arrangement with the original equipment manufacturer to offer those services on behalf of the original equipment manufacturer. An original equipment manufacturer who offers the services of inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of its own powered wheelchairs, and who does not have an arrangement described in this subdivision with an unaffiliated individual or business, shall be considered an authorized repair provider with respect to that equipment.(b) "Documentation" means any manual, diagram, reporting output, service code description, schematic, or other guidance or information used in effecting the services of inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of powered wheelchairs.(c) "Embedded software" means any programmable instructions provided on firmware delivered with an electronic component of equipment, or with a part for that equipment, for purposes of equipment operation, including all relevant patches and fixes made by the manufacturer of the equipment or part for these purposes.(d) "Equipment" means a powered wheelchair.(e)(1) "Fair and reasonable terms and costs," with respect to obtaining documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, or tools from a manufacturer to provide services, means terms that are equivalent to the most favorable terms that the manufacturer offers to an authorized repair provider and costs that are no greater than the manufacturer's suggested retail price.(2) For documentation, including any relevant updates, "fair and reasonable terms" also means at no charge, except that, when the documentation is requested in physical printed form, a charge may be included for the reasonable actual costs of preparing and sending the copy.(3) For software tools, "fair and reasonable terms" also means all of the following:(A) Provided at no charge and without requiring authorization or internet access.(B) Without imposing impediments to access or use, in the course of effecting the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair and without impairing the efficient and cost-effective performance of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair.(C) Enables full functionality.(4) If an original equipment manufacturer does not utilize an authorized repair provider, "fair and reasonable terms" means an equitable price in consideration of the actual cost to the original equipment manufacturer to prepare and distribute the part, tool, service access method, or documentation, exclusive of any research and development costs incurred.(f) "Firmware" means a software program or set of instructions programmed on equipment, or on a part for that equipment, to allow the equipment or part to communicate within itself or with other computer hardware.(g) "Independent repair provider" means an individual or business, other than the manufacturer, that is engaged in the services of inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of equipment for purposes of returning it to the safety and performance specifications established by the manufacturer and to meet its original intended use.(h) "Original equipment manufacturer" means a business engaged in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise supplying new equipment or parts manufactured by, or on behalf of, itself, to any individual or business.(i) "Part" means any replacement part, either new or used, made available by an original equipment manufacturer for purposes of effecting the services of inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of powered wheelchairs manufactured by, or on behalf of, sold, or otherwise supplied by the original equipment manufacturer.(j) "Powered wheelchair" means a motorized wheeled device designed for use by a person with a physical disability.(k) "Tools" means any software program, hardware implement, or other apparatus used in inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of powered wheelchairs, including software or other mechanisms that provision, program, or pair a new part, calibrate functionality, or perform any other function required to bring the product back to fully functional condition.(l) "Trade secret" has the same meaning as in subdivision (d) of Section 3426.1 of the Civil Code.Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 21300
Added by Stats 2024 ch 797 (SB 1384),s 1, eff. 1/1/2025.