46.96.196 – Practices by brand owner.
RCW 46.96.196 Practices by brand owner. (1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise agreement, a brand owner shall not directly or indirectly: (a) Require a new motor vehicle dealer to offer a secondary product; (b) Require a new motor vehicle dealer to provide a customer with a disclosure not otherwise required by law; or (c) […]
46.96.200 – Sale, transfer, or exchange of franchise.
RCW 46.96.200 Sale, transfer, or exchange of franchise. (1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise, a manufacturer shall not withhold consent to the sale, transfer, or exchange of a franchise to a qualified buyer who meets the normal, reasonable, and uniformly applied standards established by the manufacturer for the appointment of a new dealer who […]
46.96.210 – Petition and hearing—Filing fee, costs, security.
RCW 46.96.210 Petition and hearing—Filing fee, costs, security. The department shall determine and establish the amount of the filing fee required in RCW 46.96.040, 46.96.110, 46.96.150, and 46.96.200. The fees shall be set in accordance with RCW 43.24.086. The department may also require the petitioning or protesting party to give security, in such sum as […]
46.96.220 – Right of first refusal.
RCW 46.96.220 Right of first refusal. (1) In the event of a proposed sale or transfer of a new motor vehicle dealership involving the transfer or sale of more than fifty percent of the ownership interest in, or more than fifty percent of the assets of, the dealership at the time of the transfer or […]
46.96.230 – Manufacturer incentive programs.
RCW 46.96.230 Manufacturer incentive programs. (1) A manufacturer or distributor shall pay a motor vehicle dealer’s claim for payment or other compensation due under a manufacturer incentive program within thirty days after approval of the claim. A claim that is not disapproved or disallowed within thirty days after the manufacturer or distributor receives the claim […]
46.96.240 – Venue.
RCW 46.96.240 Venue. Notwithstanding the provisions of a franchise agreement or other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for a cause of action, claim, lawsuit, administrative hearing or proceeding, arbitration, or mediation, whether arising under this chapter or otherwise, in which the parties or litigants are a manufacturer or distributor and one or […]
46.96.250 – Immunity of franchisees and assigns.
RCW 46.96.250 Immunity of franchisees and assigns. A manufacturer shall, upon demand, indemnify and hold harmless any existing or former franchisee and the franchisee’s successors and assigns from any and all damages sustained and attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred by the franchisee that result from or relate to any claim made or asserted […]
46.96.260 – Civil actions for violations.
RCW 46.96.260 Civil actions for violations. A new motor vehicle dealer who is injured in his or her business or property by a violation of this chapter, or any corporation or association that is primarily owned by or composed of new motor vehicle dealers and that primarily represents the interests of new motor vehicle dealers […]
46.96.270 – Release of dealer and customer data and information—Access to management computer systems—Immunity.
RCW 46.96.270 Release of dealer and customer data and information—Access to management computer systems—Immunity. (1) Notwithstanding the terms or conditions of any consent, authorization, release, novation, franchise, or other contract or agreement, whenever any manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, dealer management computer system vendor, or any third party acting on behalf of or through, […]
46.96.190 – Prohibited practices by manufacturer.
RCW 46.96.190 Prohibited practices by manufacturer. A manufacturer shall not coerce, threaten, intimidate, or require a new motor vehicle dealer, as a condition to granting or renewing a franchise, to waive, limit, or disclaim a right that the dealer may have to protest the establishment or relocation of another motor vehicle dealer in the relevant […]