(1) The following are exempt from this title:

     (a) Warranties;

     (b) Maintenance agreements; and

     (c) Service contracts:

     (i) Paid for with separate and additional consideration;

     (ii) Issued at the point of sale, or within sixty days of the original purchase date of the property; and

     (iii) On tangible property when the tangible property for which the service contract is sold has a purchase price of fifty dollars or less, exclusive of sales tax.

     (2) This chapter does not apply to:

     (a) Vehicle mechanical breakdown insurance;

     (b) Service contracts on tangible personal property purchased by persons who are not consumers; and

     (c) Home heating fuel service contracts offered by home heating energy providers.

[2006 c 274 § 2; 2006 c 36 § 16; 2000 c 208 § 1; 1999 c 112 § 2.]

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2006 c 36 § 16 and by 2006 c 274 § 2, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).

     Severability -- 2006 c 36: See RCW 48.111.901.