An Act relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of consumer products that use digital electronics to operate; adding an unlawful act to the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The bill obligates manufacturers of digital electronics to provide the same diagnostic documentation, replacement parts, and repair tools to independent service providers and product owners that they give to authorized service centers, with digital files supplied free of charge and physical copies at reasonable cost. It also mandates that manufacturers supply the means to reset any security locks disabled during repair and sets pricing rules to prevent overcharging. The goal is to expand consumers' ability to repair devices and increase competition in the repair market.

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