{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-396-n","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 396-n","heading":"Sales with \"money back guarantee\" and with \"limited guarantee\"","body":"§ 396-n. Sales with \"money back guarantee\" and with \"limited\nguarantee\".  1. Definitions. As used in this section:\n  (a) \"Seller\" shall include any person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation.\n  (b) \"Goods\" shall mean merchandise that is bought for use primarily\nfor personal, family or household purposes.\n  (c) \"Money back guarantee\" shall mean a promise made by a seller to a\npurchaser to repay, within the time period specified by the seller and\nupon the return of the merchandise, the full purchase price thereof.\n  (d) \"Limited guarantee\" shall mean a promise made by a seller to a\npurchaser to repay, within the time period specified by the seller and\nupon the return of the merchandise, a portion of the purchase price, the\ncomputation of which shall be described in the terms of the guarantee.\n  2. Whenever a seller offers or advertises for sale goods with a\nguarantee that promises the return of the purchase price, upon the\nreturn of the merchandise, such guarantee shall be deemed to be a money\nback guarantee unless the term \"limited guarantee\" is used and the terms\nof limitation of such guarantee are specified.","path":["General Business Law","Article 26. Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/396-N","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b827f1b261c28f1c972e316ee923c59452dcab1129676f0446b34abadd4cd57d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-396-mm","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-396-o"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}