The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 672
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SALES

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F.S. 672.316

672.316 Exclusion or modification of warranties.—

(1) Words or conduct relevant to the creation of an express warranty and words or conduct tending to negate or limit warranty shall be construed wherever reasonable as consistent with each other; but, subject to the provisions of this chapter on parol or extrinsic evidence (s. 672.202), negation or limitation is inoperative to the extent that such construction is unreasonable.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), to exclude or modify the implied warranty of merchantability or any part of it, the language must mention merchantability and in case of a writing must be conspicuous; and, to exclude or modify any implied warranty of fitness, the exclusion must be by a writing and conspicuous. Language to exclude all implied warranties of fitness is sufficient if it states, for example, that “There are no warranties which extend beyond the description on the face hereof.”

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2):

(a) Unless the circumstances indicate otherwise, all implied warranties are excluded by expressions like “as is” or “with all faults” or other language which in common understanding calls the buyer’s attention to the exclusion of warranties and makes plain that there is no implied warranty; and

(b) When the buyer before entering into the contract has examined the goods or the sample or model as fully as he or she desired or has refused to examine the goods, there is no implied warranty with regard to defects which an examination ought in the circumstances to have revealed to him or her; and

(c) An implied warranty can also be excluded or modified by a course of dealing or course of performance or usage of trade.

(d) In a transaction involving the sale of cattle or hogs, there is no implied warranty that the cattle or hogs are free from sickness or disease. However, no exemption applies in cases where the seller knowingly sells cattle or hogs that are diseased.

(4) Remedies for breach of warranty can be limited in accordance with the provisions of this chapter on liquidation or limitation of damages and on contractual modification of remedy (ss. 672.718 and 672.719).

(5) The procurement, processing, storage, distribution, or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, and blood derivatives for the purpose of injecting or transfusing the same, or any of them, into the human body for any purpose whatsoever is declared to be the rendering of a service by any person participating therein and does not constitute a sale, whether or not any consideration is given therefor; and the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are not applicable.

(6) The procurement, processing, testing, storing, or providing of human tissue and organs for human transplant, by an institution qualified for such purposes, is the rendering of a service; and such service does not constitute the sale of goods or products to which implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are applicable. No implied warranties exist as to defects which cannot be detected, removed, or prevented by reasonable use of available scientific procedures or techniques.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 1, ch. 69-157; s. 1, ch. 79-141; s. 2, ch. 84-264; s. 566, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2003-74.

Note.—s. 2-316, U.C.C.

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Amendments to 672.316

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 672.316

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 672.316.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

IN RE SANTA FE NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY MARKETING SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, 288 F. Supp. 3d 1087 (D.N.M. 2017)

. . . . § 672.316(1) ; 810 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. § 5/2-316(1) ; N.J. Stat. Ann. 12A:2-316(1) ; N.M. Stat. . . .

LINDSAY, d b a v. NICHINO AMERICA, INC., 202 F. Supp. 3d 524 (M.D.N.C. 2016)

. . . with the Kansas Supreme Court which, upon examining that state’s statute similar to Florida’s Section 672.316 . . .

IN RE RUST- OLEUM RESTORE MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, 155 F. Supp. 3d 772 (N.D. Ill. 2016)

. . . . § 672.316(2); Ga. Code § 11-2-316(2); Idaho Code § 28-2-316(2); 810 ILCS 5/2-316(2); Ind. . . .

JDI HOLDINGS, LLC, v. JET MANAGEMENT, INC. LLC, 732 F. Supp. 2d 1205 (N.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . . § 672.316(2). . . . Stat. § 672.316(3)(b). . . .

DAVID, v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, 629 F. Supp. 2d 1309 (S.D. Fla. 2009)

. . . . § 672.316 (“Remedies for breach of warranty can be limited in accordance with the provisions of this . . . Mincom, Inc., 2007 WL 1222595 (M.D.Fla. 2007) (holding that § 672.316 and § 672.719 stand for the principle . . .

ROSE v. ADT SECURITY SERVICES, INC., 989 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Section 672.316(2), Florida Statutes (1999), instructs that, “to exclude or modify the implied warranty . . .

LIFESOUTH COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTERS, INC. v. FITCHNER, v. a, 970 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . The supreme court referred to section 672.316(5), Florida Statutes (1981), acknowledging that the Legislature . . .

BIRD, v. CELEBRITY CRUISE LINE, INC., 428 F. Supp. 2d 1275 (S.D. Fla. 2005)

. . . . § 672.314, in pertinent part as follows: "(1) Unless excluded or modified (s.672.316), a warranty that . . . Stat. § 672.316. . . . .

E. GRIFFIS v. LEISURE TYME RV, INC. a a a a a, 884 So. 2d 241 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . See §§ 672.313, 672.316(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .

RICHMOND HEALTHCARE, INC. a d b a v. A. DIGATI, N., 878 So. 2d 388 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . See, e.g., § 672.316(2), Fla. . . .

PEREZ, v. FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., 802 So. 2d 515 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . .”); § 672.316, Fla. Stat. (1997); see also Equico Lessors, Inc. v. . . .

FAMILY BOATING MARINE CENTERS OF FLORIDA, INC. v. T. BELL,, 779 So. 2d 402 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Section 672.316(2), Florida Statutes (1997), provides that in order to exclude the warranty of merchantability . . .

DOUG CONNOR, INC. v. PROTO- GRIND, INC., 761 So. 2d 426 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . The next section provides in relevant part: 672.316 (1997) Exclusion or modification of warranties. ( . . . By its language, subsection 672.316(3)(b) applies only to implied warranties and not to express warranties . . . Express warranties are not excluded by subsection 672.316(3)(b). . . .

NEW NAUTICAL COATINGS, INC. a v. R. SCOGGIN, a, 731 So. 2d 145 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . See §§ 672.316(1), 672.317, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .

LENNAR HOMES, INC. v. MASONITE CORPORATION,, 32 F. Supp. 2d 396 (E.D. La. 1998)

. . . . §§ 672.316(4), 672.719(3); see also Action Orthopedics, Inc. v. . . . language excluding implied warranties of merchantability and fitness must be “conspicuous,” Fla.Stat. § 672.316 . . .

RASKIN v. COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., 699 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . Originally, appellants alleged negligence and breach of implied warranty under section 672.316(5), Florida . . . The Florida Supreme Court has held that the law of this state prior to the enactment of section 672.316 . . . Section 672.316(5) was clearly an effort by the legislature to limit implied warranty actions against . . . The only limitation on implied warranty cause of actions specified and plainly pronounced in section 672.316 . . . Bay County, 307 So.2d 199 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975): Accordingly, we hold that the application of Section 672.316 . . .

GLOBE METALLURGICAL, INC. v. HEWLETT- PACKARD COMPANY,, 953 F. Supp. 876 (S.D. Ohio 1996)

. . . . § 672.316(2). . . .

DAVID v. DAVENPORT,, 656 So. 2d 952 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . .” § 672.316(3)(b), Fla.Stat. (1993). . . .

WALLS, v. ARMOUR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY,, 832 F. Supp. 1467 (M.D. Fla. 1993)

. . . Fla.Stat. § 672.316(5). . . . The court further stated that § 672.316(5) “was enacted to limit the Uniform Commercial Code [“U.C.C. . . . Neither the plain meaning of the statutory language of Florida’s “blood-shield” statute, § 672.316(5) . . . The Florida appellate court’s discussion of the statutory purpose of § 672.316(5) in Sicuranza v. . . . The Sicuranza court based its holding on its statutory interpretation that § 672.316(5) “does not, on . . .

FRANK GRIFFIN VOLKSWAGEN, INC. a v. T. SMITH,, 610 So. 2d 597 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . from disclaiming responsibility for the warranties of the manufacturer, despite the fact that section 672.316 . . . See § 672.316(3)(a), Fla.Stat. (1987) (UCC § 2-316(3)(a)). See also City Dodge, Inc. v. . . .

SILVA, v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD BANK, INC. SMITH, v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD BANK, INC., 601 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. 1992)

. . . See § 672.316(5), Fla. Stat. (1989). . . . Section 672.316(5) was enacted to limit the Uniform Commercial Code warranties in the context of the . . . Section 672.316(5), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: The procurement, processing, storage, distribution . . .

BELIZAIRE, v. W. LYDIC d b a, 590 So. 2d 456 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Section 672.316(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1989). . . .

SICURANZA, v. NORTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD CENTER, INC., 582 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . procedures or techniques” for the detection of the human immunodeficiency virus as contemplated by Section 672.316 . . . Section 672.316(5) provides as follows: The procurement, processing, storage, distribution, or use of . . . However, by virtue of section 672.316(5), a cause of action for breach of implied warranty against a . . . of this particular passage, but the opinion, when read in its entirety, properly construes section 672.316 . . . incorrect in its assumption that a plaintiff alleging negligence would have to prove, under section 672.316 . . .

SILVA, N. v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD BANK, INC., 578 So. 2d 503 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . In the enacting provision of what has come to be known as the blood shield statute, § 672.316(5), Fla.Stat . . .

RAY v. CUTTER LABORATORIES, DIVISION OF MILES, INC. Co., 754 F. Supp. 193 (M.D. Fla. 1991)

. . . Similarly, Counts III and VI, which allege a claim under Florida Statutes Section 672.316(5), must also . . .

J. LIGHT, v. WELDARC CO. INC., 569 So. 2d 1302 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Section 672.316(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1989) provides for the exclusion of the implied warranty: When . . . implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (assuming it did arise), was excluded by section 672.316 . . .

CRUM v. JUPITER- TEQUESTA TRANSMISSION AUTOMOTIVE CENTER, INC., 43 Fla. Supp. 2d 76 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . We find the language fails to satisfy the requisite standard of conscpicuousness required by F.S. 672.316 . . .

RAY v. CUTTER LABORATORIES, DIVISION OF MILES, INC. Co., 744 F. Supp. 1124 (M.D. Fla. 1990)

. . . manufacture, negligent failure to warn, and breach of implied warranty pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 672.316 . . . defect that cannot be detected or removed by a reasonable use of scientific procedures or techniques. 672.316 . . . or remove the AIDS virus from the plasma products, a cause of action under Florida Statutes, Section 672.316 . . .

ROJAS v. VITALE, 29 Fla. Supp. 2d 1 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1988)

. . . disclaimer, which ordinarily would preclude a finding of express and implied warranties, see section 672.316 . . .

L. SELLERS H. v. FRANK GRIFFIN AMC JEEP, INC., 526 So. 2d 147 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . Hudgens, 455 So.2d 651 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984) (unconscionable contracts), and applying section 672.316, . . .

McCORMICK MACHINERY, INC. v. JULIAN E. JOHNSON SONS, INC., 523 So. 2d 651 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . The trial court disagreed, finding that the disclaimer was conspicuous within the meaning of section 672.316 . . . provided the disclaimer mentions merchantability, and in the case of a writing, that it be conspicuous. § 672.316 . . . disclaim all implied warranties because the language “makes plain that there is no implied warranty.” § 672.316 . . . here to negate the implied warranty of merchantability would effect a literal rewriting of section 672.316 . . .

FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY v. O STEEN JIM ADAMS FORD, INC., 26 Fla. Supp. 2d 23 (Polk Cty. Ct. 1987)

. . . . §672.316(2). . . . Stat. § 672.316(2). . . . leases only by being printed in somewhat darker type are conspicuous within the requirements of section 672.316 . . .

DON CARLOS FOODS, INC. v. LIQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION,, 517 So. 2d 34 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . . §§ 672.316(2), .719, Fla. Stat. (1979). . . .

CARLSON v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 693 F. Supp. 1073 (S.D. Fla. 1987)

. . . Florida Statute § 672.314 states that “[ujnless excluded or modified (s. 672.316), a warranty that the . . .

NICE HOUSE OF MUSIC, INC. v. TANDY COMPUTER LEASING,, 24 Fla. Supp. 2d 132 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1986)

. . . . § 672.316 Florida Statutes (1985) sets forth the language a disclaimer of warranty must contain in . . . The disclaimers in the Nice House-TCL lease quoted above clearly comply with the requirements of §672.316 . . .

R. A. JONES SONS, INC. a v. HOLMAN, A. Jr. E. a a FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a v. R. A. JONES SONS, INC. a, 470 So. 2d 60 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes (1975), states: "(1) Unless excluded or modified (s. 672.316), a warranty . . . or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any. “(3) Unless excluded or modified (s. 672.316 . . .

LAFAYETTE STABILIZER REPAIR, INC. v. MACHINERY WHOLESALERS CORPORATION,, 750 F.2d 1290 (5th Cir. 1985)

. . . . § 672.316(3)(b). . . .

CEDARS OF LEBANON HOSPITAL CORP. v. EUROPEAN X- RAY DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA, INC. A. B., 444 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . The courts in both Miller and Rehurek based their decisions on the language of sections 672.315 and 672.316 . . .

MOTOR HOMES OF AMERICA, INC. a v. H. O DONNELL G. O a, 440 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . . § 672.316, Fla.Stat. (1981). . . .

MONSANTO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, v. EDENFIELD,, 426 So. 2d 574 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . appeared in small print in paragraph six on the back page of the contract and did not comply with § 672.316 . . .

PENNINGTON GRAIN AND SEED, INC. a v. TUTEN a L. a, 422 So. 2d 948 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . We reject Pennington’s theory based on Sections 672.316 and 672.719, that the “warranty” printed on each . . . with the Kansas Supreme Court which, upon examining that state’s statute similar to Florida’s Section 672.316 . . . Asgrow Seed Company, et al., 246 Cal.App.2d 87, 54 Cal.Rptr. 609 (3d DCA 1966); Section 672.316(3)(d) . . .

FIRST NEW ENGLAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION, f u b o v. R. WOFFARD,, 421 So. 2d 590 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . Relevant portions of section 672.316, Florida Statutes (1981), provide: 1)Words or conduct relevant to . . . Sec. 672.316, Fla.Stat. . . . Sec. 672.316(3)(a), Fla.Stat. . . .

RUDY S GLASS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. E. F. JOHNSON COMPANY,, 404 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . conspicuous as defined by Section 671.201(10), Florida Statutes (1979) and therefore effective under Section 672.316 . . . The pertinent provisions of Section 672.-316, supra, provide: 672.316 Exclusion or modification of warranties . . . is whether the manner of communicating this disclaimer makes it conspicuous as required by Section 672.316 . . . Warranties,” and the contrasting type, clearly causes this disclaimer to fall within the requirements of 672.316 . . . Under Section 672.316, Fla.Stat. (1979), “to exclude or modify any implied warranty of fitness the exclusion . . .

HALL TRUCK SALES, INC. v. WILDER MOBILE HOMES, INC., 402 So. 2d 1299 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Section 672.316(3Xb), Florida Statutes (1979), provides: When the buyer before entering into the contract . . .

BERT SMITH OLDSMOBILE, INC. v. B. FRANKLIN,, 400 So. 2d 1235 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . . § 2-316; § 672.316, Fla.Stat. (1979). . . .

XEROGRAPHIC SUPPLIES CORPORATION, v. HERTZ COMMERCIAL LEASING CORPORATION,, 386 So. 2d 299 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Xerographic contends that this disclaimer was in compliance with requirements of Section 672.316(2) and . . . Having complied with the requirements of Section 672.316(2), Florida Statutes (1975), Xerographic had . . . Section 672.316(2) sets forth the language that must be included in any valid disclaimer as well as the . . .

HI NEIGHBOR ENTERPRISES, INC. a E. A. H. v. BURROUGHS CORPORATION, a, 492 F. Supp. 823 (N.D. Fla. 1980)

. . . . § 672.316(2), Fla.Stat. (1977). . . . . § 672.316(2), Fla.Stat. (1977). . . .

CARDOZO v. TRUE a k a A. s, 342 So. 2d 1053 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes provides: (1) Unless excluded or modified (§ 672.316), a warranty that . . . promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any. (3) Unless excluded or modified (§ 672.316 . . .

WILLIAMSON, v. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BAY COUNTY, 307 So. 2d 199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . transaction giving rise to the claim occurred prior to the enactment of Chapter 69-157, now Section 672.316 . . . Accordingly, we hold that the application of Section 672.316(5), Florida Statutes, provides that a plaintiff . . .

ROSTOCKI v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BLOOD BANK, INC. a, 276 So. 2d 475 (Fla. 1973)

. . . This has also become the law in Florida with the passage of Florida Statutes § 672.316(5), F.S.A. . . .

W. REHUREK v. CHRYSLER CREDIT CORPORATION, 262 So. 2d 452 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . . § 672.316(2), F.S.A., Exclusion or Modification of Warranties. . . . Dairies, Fla.App.1972, 258 So.2d 319, said at page 320: “Under § 672.316(2), Fla.Stat, F.S.A., the critical . . . Brooks-Massey urges that the reasoning behind Fla.Stat. § 672.316 was not violated in that purchaser . . . Fla.Stat. § 672.316, F.S.A. does not permit a manufacturer of stock items to disclaim those warranties . . .

ORANGE MOTORS OF CORAL GABLES, INC. v. DADE COUNTY DAIRIES, INC. a, 258 So. 2d 319 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . Under § 672.316(2), Fla.Stat., F.S.A., the critical requirement for language excluding or modifying implied . . .

MERCY HOSPITAL, INC. d b a v. BENITEZ,, 257 So. 2d 51 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . Ch. 69-157 (§ 672.316 (5) Fla.Stat, F.S.A.). . . .

GABLE, v. SILVER, 258 So. 2d 11 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . Sec. 672.316(2), F.S.1969, F.S.A., “Subject to subsection (3), to exclude or modify the implied warranty . . . F.S.A. 672.314 Implied warranty: merchantability ; usage of trade “(1) Unless excluded or modified (§ 672.316 . . .