46.96.170 – Hearing—Procedures, costs, appeal.
RCW 46.96.170 Hearing—Procedures, costs, appeal. (1) The manufacturer has the burden of proof to establish that good cause exists for permitting the proposed establishment or relocation. (2) The administrative law judge shall conduct any hearing as provided in RCW 46.96.050(2), and all hearing costs shall be borne as provided in that subsection. The administrative law […]
46.96.180 – Exceptions.
RCW 46.96.180 Exceptions. RCW 46.96.140 through 46.96.170 do not apply: (1) To the sale or transfer of the ownership or assets of an existing new motor vehicle dealer where the transferee proposes to engage in business representing the same line make at the same location or within two miles of that location; (2) To the […]
46.96.185 – Unfair practices—Exemptions—Definitions.
RCW 46.96.185 Unfair practices—Exemptions—Definitions. (1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise agreement, a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative, or an agent, officer, parent company, wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliated entity, or other person controlled by or under common control with a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or factory representative, shall not: (a) Discriminate […]
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 […]
46.96.192 – Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Adverse action against dealer if vehicle exported or resold by customer.
RCW 46.96.192 Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Adverse action against dealer if vehicle exported or resold by customer. A manufacturer may not take or threaten to take any adverse action against a new motor vehicle dealer, including charge backs, reducing vehicle allocations, or terminating or threatening to terminate a franchise, because the dealer sold or leased a […]
46.96.194 – Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Dealer waiver of chapter—Exceptions.
RCW 46.96.194 Prohibited practices by manufacturer—Dealer waiver of chapter—Exceptions. A manufacturer or distributor shall not enter into an agreement or understanding with a new motor vehicle dealer that requires the dealer to waive any provisions of this chapter. However, a dealer may, by written contract and for valuable and reasonable separate consideration, waive, limit, or […]
46.96.110 – Designated successor to franchise ownership.
RCW 46.96.110 Designated successor to franchise ownership. (1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise, (a) an owner may appoint a designated successor to succeed to the ownership of the new motor vehicle dealer franchise upon the owner’s death or incapacity, or (b) if an owner who has owned the franchise for not less than five […]
46.96.140 – Relevant market area—Definition—New or relocated dealerships, notice of.
RCW 46.96.140 Relevant market area—Definition—New or relocated dealerships, notice of. (1) For the purposes of this section, and throughout this chapter, the term “relevant market area” is defined as follows: (a) If the population in the county in which the proposed new or relocated dealership is to be located is four hundred thousand or more, […]
46.96.150 – Protest of new or relocated dealership—Hearing—Arbitration.
RCW 46.96.150 Protest of new or relocated dealership—Hearing—Arbitration. (1) Within thirty days after receipt of the notice under RCW 46.96.140, or within thirty days after the end of an appeal procedure provided by the manufacturer, whichever is greater, a new motor vehicle dealer so notified or entitled to notice may file a petition with the […]
46.96.035 – Payment of fair market value of dealer goodwill upon request and termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of franchise.
RCW 46.96.035 Payment of fair market value of dealer goodwill upon request and termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of franchise. (1) In the event of a termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal under this chapter, except for a termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal under RCW 46.96.070(2), or a voluntary termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal initiated by the dealer, the manufacturer […]