An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3761 By: Cantrell of the House
and
Thompson (Kristen) of the
Senate
An Act relating to contracts; amending 15 O.S. 2021,
Section 141.2, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 248,
O.S.L. 2022 (15 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 141.2),
which relates to the Service Warranty Act; modifying
definitions; and providing an eff ective date.
SUBJECT: Contracts
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEO PLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 15 O.S. 2021, Section 141.2, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 248, O.S.L. 2022 (15 O.S. Supp. 2023,
Section 141.2), is amended to read as follows:
Section 141.2 As used in the Service Warranty Act:
1. "Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissio ner;
2. "Consumer product" means tangible personal property
primarily used for personal, family, or household pu rposes;
3. "Department" means the Insurance Department;
4. "Gross income" means the total amount of revenue received in
connection with busin ess-related activity;
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5. "Gross written provider fee" means the total amount of
consideration, inclusive of comm issions, paid by a consumer for a
service warranty issue d in this state;
6. "Impaired" means having liabilities in excess of assets;
7. "Indemnify" means to undertake repair or replacement of a
consumer product or a newly-constructed newly constructed
residential structur e including any appliances, electrical,
plumbing, heating, cooling or air conditioning systems, in return
for the payment of a segrega ted provider fee, when the consumer
product or residential structure becom es defective or suffers
operational failure;
8. "Insolvent" means any actual or threatened delinquenc y
including, but not limited to, any one or more of the following
circumstances:
a. (1) for an association relying on subsection A of
Section 141.6 of thi s title, if the association 's
total liabilities exceed the association's total
assets as calculated i n accordance with statutory
accounting principles, or
(2) for an association r elying on subsection B of
Section 141.6 of this title, if the association's
total liabilities exceed the association 's total
assets as calculated in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles,
b. the business of any such association is being
conducted fraudulently, or
c. the association has knowingly overvalued its as sets;
9. "Insurer" means any property or casual ty insurer duly
authorized to transact such business in this state;
10. "Motor vehicle ancillary service " includes any one or more
of the following services:
a. repair or replacement of tires and/or wheels o n a
motor vehicle damaged as a result of co ming into
contact with road hazards,
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b. the removal of dents, dings or creases on a motor
vehicle that can be repaired using the p rocess of
paintless dent removal without affecting the existing
paint finish and without replacement vehicle body
panels, sanding, bonding or painting,
c. the repair of chips or cracks in or the replacement of
motor vehicle windshields as a result of dama ge caused
by road hazards,
d. the replacement of a motor vehicle key or key fob in
the event that the key or key fob becomes in operable
or is lost or stolen,
e. payment to or services provided under the terms of an
ancillary protection product, or
f. other services which may be approved by the
Commissioner, if not inconsistent with other
provisions of this act.
A motor vehicle ancillar y service does not include repair and/or
replacement of damage to the interior surfaces of a vehicle, or for
repair and/or replacement of damage to the exterior paint or finish
of a vehicle; however, such cov erage may be offered in connection
with the sale of a motor vehicle ancillary protection product as
defined in this section;
11. "Motor vehicle ancillary protection p roduct" or "ancillary
protection product" means a protective chemical substance, device o r
system that:
a. is installed on or applied to a motor vehicle,
b. is designed to prevent loss or damage to a motor
vehicle from a specific cause, and
c. includes, within or as an accompaniment to a service
warranty, a written agreement that provides that , if
the ancillary protection product fails to prevent loss
or damage to a motor vehicle from a specific cause,
the provider will pay to or on behalf of the service
warranty holder specified incidental costs as a result
of the failure of the ancillary prot ection product to
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protection product warranty. The reimbursement of
incidental cost(s) promised under an ancillary
protection product warranty must be tied to the
purchase of a physical product that is formul ated or
designed to make the specified loss or damage from a
specific cause less likely to occur.
For purposes of this section, the term ancillary protection
product shall include, but not be limited to, protective chemicals,
alarm systems, body-part-marking products, steering locks, window -
etch products, pedal and ignition locks, fuel and ignition kill
switches and electronic, radio or satellite tracking devices.
Ancillary protection product does not include fuel additives, oil
additives or other chemica l products applied to the engine,
transmission, or fuel system of a motor vehicle;
12. "Net assets" means the amount by which the total assets of
an association exceed the total liabilities of the association;
13. "Person" includes an individual, company , corporation,
association, insurer, agent and a ny other legal entity;
14. "Provider fee" means the total consideration received or to
be received including sales commissions, by whatever name called, by
a service warranty association for, or related to, the issuance and
delivery of a service warr anty including any charges designated as
assessments or fees for membership, policy, survey, inspection, or
service or other charges. However, a repair charge is not a
provider fee unless it exceeds the usual a nd customary repair fee
charged by the association , provided the repair is made before the
issuance and delivery of the warranty;
15. "Road hazard" means a hazard that is encountered while
driving a motor vehicle and which may include, but not be limited
to, potholes, rocks, wood debris, metal parts , glass, plastic, curbs
or composite scraps;
16. "Sales representative" means any person utilized by an
insurer or service warranty association for the purpose of selling
or issuing service warranties;
17. "Service warranty" means a contract or agreement for a
separately stated consideration for a specific duration to perform
the repair or replacement of property or indemnification for repair
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defect or failure in materials or workmanship, w ith or without
additional provision for incidental payment of indemnity under
limited circumstances including, but not limited to, failure due to
normal wear and tear, towing, rental and emergency road service,
road hazard, power surge, and accidental damage fr om handling or as
otherwise provided for in the contract or agreement. The term
"service warranty" includes a contract or agreement to provide one
or more motor vehicle ancillary service(s) as defined by this
section. However:
a. maintenance service contracts under the terms of which
there are no provisions for such indemnification are
expressly excluded from this definition,
b. those contracts issued solely by the manufacturer,
distributor, importer or s eller of the product, or any
affiliate or subsidiar y of the foregoing entities,
whereby such entity has contractual liability
insurance policies in place, from one or more insurers
licensed in the state, which collectively cover one
hundred percent (100%) of the claims exposure on all
contracts written without being predicated on the
failure to perform under such contracts, are expressly
excluded from this defi nition,
c. the term "service warranty" does not include service
contracts entered into between consumers and nonprofit
organizations or cooperatives the members of which
consist of condominium associations and condominium
owners, which contracts require t he performance of
repairs and maintenance of appliances or maintenance
of the residential property,
d. the term "service warranty" does not include
warranties, guarantees, extended warranties, extended
guarantees, contract agreements or any other service
contracts issued by a company which p erforms at least
seventy percent (70%) of the service work itself and
not through subcontractors, and which has be en selling
and honoring such contracts in this state for at least
twenty (20) years,
e. the term "service warranty" does not include
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contracts, whether or not such service contracts
otherwise meet the definition of service warranty,
issued by a company which has net assets in excess of
One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00). A
service warranty association may use the net assets of
a parent company to qualify under this section if the
net assets of the company issuing the policy total at
least Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000. 00) and
the parent company maintains net asse ts of at least
Seventy-five Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00) not
including the net assets held by the service warranty
associations,
f. service warranties are not insurance in this state or
otherwise regulated u nder the Insurance Code, and
g. motor service club contracts governed under Article 31
of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes are expressly
excluded from this definition, and
h. home service contracts and home warranties governed
under Section 6750 et seq. of Title 36 of the Oklahoma
Statutes are expressly excluded from this definition ;
18. "Service warranty association " or "association" means any
person, other than an au thorized insurer, contractually obligated to
a service warranty holder under the terms of a service warranty ;
provided, this term shall not mean any person engaged in the
business of erecting or otherwise constructing a new home;
19. "Warrantor" means any service warranty association engaged
in the sale of service warranties and deriving not more than fifty
percent (50%) of its gross income from t he sale of service
warranties; and
20. "Warranty seller" means any service warranty association
engaged in the sale of service warranties and deriving more than
fifty percent (50%) of its gross income from the sale of service
warranties.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 24th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at ______ _ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________