{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1304.0041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.0041","heading":"CERTAIN EXEMPT AGREEMENTS.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a performance guarantee offered by:\n(A) the builder of a residential property; or\n(B) the manufacturer or seller of an appliance or other system or component of a residential property;\n(2) a residential service contract executed before August 28, 1979;\n(3) a guarantee or warranty that is:\n(A) designed to guarantee or warrant the repair or service of an appliance, system, or component of a residential property; and\n(B) issued by a person who sells, services, repairs, or replaces the appliance, system, or component at the time or before the guarantee or warranty is issued;\n(4) a service or maintenance agreement or a warranty that:\n(A) is sold, offered for sale, or issued by a manufacturer or merchant who manufactures or sells a product or part of a product, including a structural component, an appliance, or an electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning system of a building or residence; and\n(B) provides for, warrants, or guarantees the maintenance, repair, replacement, or performance of the product or part of the product; or\n(5) home warranty insurance as defined by Section 2005.001, Insurance Code.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1304. SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDERS AND ADMINISTRATORS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1304.htm#1304.0041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7dc04ce07300d3f0373a87c8a3f0123b3705ef67c9f27ea41e2d558eab0009c8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1304.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1304.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}