Compensation agreements between franchisors and franchisees engaged in sale of motorcycles and ATVs
This law is about the business relationship between motorcycle and ATV makers (franchisors) and the dealers who sell their products (franchisees). The maker has to put in writing what the dealer is responsible for, including getting products ready for customers and fixing warranty problems. The maker must pay the dealer a fair amount for warranty work — at least as much as the dealer charges regular customers for similar repairs. Claims for warranty work must be approved or denied within 30 days, and approved claims must be paid within 30 days. If a maker wants to take back money already paid, they can only do so if the claim was fake or unproven, and only within certain time limits.
407.1047. agreements between s and s engaged in sale of motorcycles and ATVs. — 1. The of this section shall apply to franchisors and franchisees engaged in the sale of motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.
2. Each franchisor shall specify in writing to each of its franchisees in this state the franchisee's obligations for preparation, , and on its products. The franchisor shall compensate the franchisee for warranty service required of the franchisee by the franchisor.
3. The franchisor shall provide the franchisee with the to be paid to the franchisee for parts, work, and , and the time allowance for the performance of the work and service. The schedule of compensation shall include reasonable compensation for , as well as repair service and labor. Time for the and performance of work and service shall be reasonable and adequate for the work performed. In the of what constitutes reasonable compensation under this section, the factor to be given shall be the rates being paid by the franchisees in the community in which the franchisee is doing business, and in no event shall the compensation of a franchisee for warranty labor be less than the rates charged by the franchisee for like service to customers for service and repairs, provided that such rates are reasonable.
4. A franchisor shall not:
(1) Fail to perform any warranty obligation;
(2) Fail to include in written notices of franchisor s to owners of new motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles the expected date by which necessary parts and equipment will be available to franchisees for the correction of the defects; or
(3) Fail to compensate any of the franchisees in this state for repairs by the recall.
5. All made by a franchisee this section for labor and parts shall be paid within thirty days after their approval. All claims shall be either approved or disapproved by the franchisor within thirty days after their receipt on a proper form generally used by the franchisor and containing the usually required therein. Any claims not specifically disapproved in writing within thirty days after the receipt of the form shall be considered to be approved and payment shall be made within thirty days. A that has been approved and paid may not be charged back to the franchisee unless the franchisor can show that the claim was , false, or , except that a for false or fraudulent claims shall not be made more than two years after payment, and a charge back for unsubstantiated claims shall not be made more than fifteen months after payment. A franchisee shall maintain all records of warranty repairs, including the related time records of its employees, for at least two years following payment of any warranty claim.
6. A franchisor shall compensate the franchisee for franchisor-sponsored sales or service events, programs, or activities in accordance with established for such events, programs, or activities.
7. All claims made by a franchisee pursuant to 5 of this section for promotion events, programs, or activities shall be paid within twenty-five days after their approval or program close, whichever comes later. All claims except those of the type set forth in * (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be either approved or disapproved by the franchisor within thirty days after their receipt on a proper form generally used by the franchisor and containing the usually required information therein. Any claim not specifically disapproved in writing within thirty days after the receipt of this form shall be considered to be approved, and payment shall be made within thirty days. The franchisor has the right to charge back any claim for twelve months after the later of either the close of the promotion event, program, or activity, or the date of the payment. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:
(1) Claims related to holdbacks, retail sales bonuses, or similar programs in which the franchisor a certain portion of the vehicle sales price for the franchisee and then at a later point in time pays that amount to the franchisee, in which event the franchisor shall compensate a franchisee no later than forty-five days following the payment date that the franchisor specified in the program;
(2) Claims related to franchisor's use of a "" to make , in which event the franchisor shall compensate a franchisee no later than seventy-five days following the date that the franchisee properly the 's limited warranty for the vehicle.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2004 H.B. 1288) *Word "subparagraphs" appears in original rolls.
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