Colorado Code
Part 1 - Motor Vehicle Dealers
§ 44-20-136. Reimbursement for Right of First Refusal

A manufacturer or distributor shall pay reasonable attorney fees, not to exceed the usual and customary fees charged for the transfer of a franchise, and reasonable expenses that are incurred by the proposed owner or transferee before the manufacturer or distributor exercised its right of first refusal in negotiating and implementing the contract for the proposed change of ownership or the transfer of assets. Payment of attorney fees and expenses is not required if the claimant has failed to submit an accounting of attorney fees and expenses within twenty days after the receipt of the manufacturer's or dealer's written request for an accounting. An expense accounting may be requested by the manufacturer or distributor before exercising its right of first refusal.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 87, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-6-127 as it existed prior to 2018.

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