Title 10, Title 10

1. Termination; cancellation; nonrenewal. A manufacturer or distributor, directly or through an authorized officer, agent or employee, may terminate, cancel or fail to renew a dealer agreement with or without good cause. If the manufacturer or distributor terminates, cancels or f…

A new recreational vehicle dealership may not be established and an existing recreational vehicle dealership may not be relocated, except as follows. [PL 1997, c. 427, §2 (NEW).] 1. Notification. If a manufacturer seeks to enter into a dealer agreement establishing an additional …

1. Liability of new dealer after acceptance. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or dealer agreement, the new recreational vehicle dealer is solely liable for damages to new recreational vehicles after acceptance from the carrier and before delive…

1. Right of family member. The right of a designated family member to succeed in dealer ownership is governed by the following provisions. A. Any designated family member of a deceased or incapacitated new recreational vehicle dealer who has been designated as successor to that d…

A manufacturer shall specify to the dealer the delivery and preparation obligations of its recreational vehicle dealers prior to delivery of new recreational vehicles to retail buyers. The delivery and preparation obligations of its recreational vehicle dealers and a schedule of …

1. Warranty obligations. A warrantor shall: A. Specify in writing to a dealer the dealer's obligations, if any, for preparation, delivery and warranty service on products covered by the warrantor; [PL 2009, c. 562, §21 (NEW).] B. Compensate the dealer for warranty service require…

1. Mediation. A dealer, manufacturer, distributor or warrantor injured by another party's violation of this chapter may bring an action pursuant to section 1447. Prior to bringing an action under section 1447, the party bringing the action for an alleged violation must serve a wr…

1. Warrantor. A warrantor shall indemnify and hold harmless its dealer against any losses or damages to the extent such losses or damages are caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the warrantor. The dealer shall provide to the warrantor notice of a pending lawsuit or …

1. Prohibition. A manufacturer or distributor may not sell a recreational vehicle in this State to or through a dealer without having first entered into a dealer agreement with the dealer that has been signed by both parties. 2. Designation of area of sales responsibility. A manu…

Any dealer has the right of free association with other dealers for any lawful purpose.

In connection with a sale of a recreational vehicle or vehicles to the State or to any political subdivision of the State, a manufacturer may not offer discounts, refunds or any other similar type of inducement to a dealer without making the same offer or offers to all its dealer…

A contract or part of a contract or practice under a contract in violation of any provision of this chapter is against public policy and is void and unenforceable. An existing contract or part of a contract or practice in violation of any provision of this chapter is against publ…

Any manufacturer, warrantor, dealer or recreational vehicle dealer who has been damaged by reason of a violation of a provision of this chapter may bring an action to enjoin a person from acting as a dealer without being properly licensed, from violating or continuing to violate …

Venue for a civil action authorized by this chapter is exclusively in the county in which the dealer's business is located. In an action involving more than one dealer, venue may be in any county in which any dealer that is party to the action is located.

Actions arising out of any provision of this chapter must be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrues. If a person liable under this chapter conceals the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring it, the period prior to the discovery of …

In construing this chapter the courts may be guided by the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 United States Code, Section 45. [PL 1997, c. 427, §2 (NEW).] If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or the applicability of this chapter to an…

A person who violates any provisions of this chapter is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State upon service of process in accordance with Title 14, chapter 203 and consistent with the maximum limits of due process as decided by the United States Supreme Court.

A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a Class E crime.