Lemon law by state: know your rights before you lose more
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Lemon law by state: the numbers that decide it
Most states count 3 or 4 repair tries for the same defect, or 30 days in the shop. Open your state's page
Tap any state for its full rules. "From the orders" means the state sets no fixed count, so the repair orders carry the case.
| State | Repair visits | Days in shop | Window, months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | 30 | 24 |
| Alaska | 3 | 30 | 12 |
| Arizona | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 40 | 24 |
| California | 4 | 30 | 18 |
| Colorado | 3 | 24 | 24 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Delaware | 4 | from the orders | 12 |
| Florida | 3 | 30 | 24 |
| Georgia | 3 | 30 | 24 |
| Hawaii | from the orders | 30 | 24 |
| Idaho | 4 | 30 | warranty term |
| Illinois | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Indiana | 4 | 30 | 18 |
| Iowa | 3 | 30 | warranty term |
| Kansas | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 45 | 12 |
| Maine | 3 | 15 | 36 |
| Maryland | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 15 | 12 |
| Michigan | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Mississippi | from the orders | from the orders | warranty term |
| Missouri | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Montana | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 40 | 12 |
| Nevada | 4 | 30 | warranty term |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 30 | warranty term |
| New Jersey | 2 | 20 | 24 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 30 | warranty term |
| New York | 3 | 30 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| North Dakota | from the orders | from the orders | 12 |
| Ohio | 3 | 30 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Oregon | 3 | 30 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 30 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | from the orders | from the orders | warranty term |
| South Carolina | 3 | 30 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 30 | warranty term |
| Texas | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Utah | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Vermont | 3 | 30 | warranty term |
| Virginia | 3 | 30 | 18 |
| Washington | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 30 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 30 | 12 |
What to do now
The first thing to do is call, with every repair order for your car in hand. Each week you wait is another week of payments on a car that keeps failing you.
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