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 […]
46.96.060 – Good cause, what constitutes—Burden of proof.
RCW 46.96.060 Good cause, what constitutes—Burden of proof. (1) Notwithstanding the terms of a franchise or the terms of a waiver, and except as otherwise provided in RCW 46.96.070(2) (a) through (d), good cause exists for termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal when there is a failure by the new motor vehicle dealer to comply with a […]
46.96.070 – Notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal.
RCW 46.96.070 Notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal. Before the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of a franchise, the manufacturer shall give written notification to both the department and the new motor vehicle dealer. For the purposes of this chapter, the discontinuance of the sale and distribution of a new motor vehicle line, or the constructive […]
46.96.080 – Payments by manufacturer to dealer for inventory, equipment, etc.
RCW 46.96.080 Payments by manufacturer to dealer for inventory, equipment, etc. (1) Upon the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of a franchise, the manufacturer shall pay the new motor vehicle dealer, at a minimum: (a) Dealer cost plus any charges by the manufacturer for distribution, delivery, and taxes, less all allowances paid or credited to the […]
46.96.090 – Payments by manufacturer for dealership facilities.
RCW 46.96.090 Payments by manufacturer for dealership facilities. (1) In the event of a termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal under this chapter, except for termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal under RCW 46.96.070(2) or a voluntary termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal initiated by the dealer, the manufacturer shall, at the request and option of the new motor vehicle dealer, […]
46.96.095 – Compensation by manufacturer for labor and parts required to perform recall repairs—Applicability to certain used vehicles—Reimbursement claims—Recovery of costs—Remedy, exclusive.
RCW 46.96.095 Compensation by manufacturer for labor and parts required to perform recall repairs—Applicability to certain used vehicles—Reimbursement claims—Recovery of costs—Remedy, exclusive. (1) A manufacturer shall compensate its new motor vehicle dealers for all labor and parts required by the manufacturer to perform recall repairs at rates no lower than those set in accordance with […]