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 […]
46.96.100 – Mitigation of damages.
RCW 46.96.100 Mitigation of damages. RCW 46.96.030 through 46.96.090 do not relieve a new motor vehicle dealer from the obligation to mitigate the dealer’s damages upon termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of the franchise. [ 1989 c 415 § 10.]
46.96.105 – Warranty work.
RCW 46.96.105 Warranty work. (1) Each manufacturer shall specify in its franchise agreement, or in a separate written agreement, with each of its dealers licensed in this state, the dealer’s obligation to perform warranty work or service on the manufacturer’s products. Each manufacturer shall provide each of its dealers with a schedule of compensation to […]
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 […]
46.96.040 – Determination of good cause, good faith—Petition, notice, decision, appeal.
RCW 46.96.040 Determination of good cause, good faith—Petition, notice, decision, appeal. A new motor vehicle dealer who has received written notification from the manufacturer of the manufacturer’s intent to terminate, cancel, or not renew the franchise may file a petition with the department for a determination as to the existence of good cause and good […]
46.96.050 – Determination of good cause, good faith—Hearing, decision, procedures—Judicial review.
RCW 46.96.050 Determination of good cause, good faith—Hearing, decision, procedures—Judicial review. (1) The administrative law judge shall conduct the hearing and render a final decision as expeditiously as possible, but in any event not later than one hundred eighty days after a petition is filed. If the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal is under RCW 46.96.070(2), […]