North Carolina General Statutes
Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.
§ 20-299 - Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.

20-299. Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.
(a) The Division may deny, suspend, place on probation, or revoke a license issued to a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other business entity that is a licensee under this Article if more than fifty percent (50%) of the business entity ownership engaged in conduct prohibited by G.S. 20-294. A license issued to a business entity under this Article may also be revoked if any damages suffered due to a violation of this Article are not satisfied, including damages caused by a sales representative while acting as an agent of the business entity. An owner of a business entity that did not engage personally in a violation of G.S. 20-294 and did not knowingly omit any duty may not be penalized for the acts of a business entity found to have violated this section.
(b) Every licensee who is a manufacturer or a factory branch shall be responsible for the acts of any or all of its agents and representatives while acting in the conduct of said licensee's business whether or not such licensee approved, authorized, or had knowledge of such acts. (1955, c. 1243, s. 15; 1973, c. 559; 2021-134, s. 1.3.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles

Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.

§ 20-285 - Regulation of motor vehicle distribution in public interest.

§ 20-286 - Definitions.

§ 20-287 - Licenses required; penalties.

§ 20-288 - Application for license; license requirements; expiration of license; bond.

§ 20-289 - License fees.

§ 20-290 - Licenses to specify places of business; display of license and list of salesmen; advertising.

§ 20-291 - Representatives to carry license and display it on request; license to name employer.

§ 20-292 - Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.

§ 20-292.1 - Supplemental temporary license for sale of antique and specialty vehicles.

§ 20-294 - Grounds for denying, suspending, placing on probation, or revoking licenses.

§ 20-295 - Action on application; grace period while application for license renewal is pending.

§ 20-296 - Notice and hearing upon denial, suspension, revocation, placing on probation, or refusal to renew license.

§ 20-297 - Retention and inspection of certain records.

§ 20-297.1 - Franchise-related form agreements.

§ 20-298 - Insurance.

§ 20-298.1 - Provision of certain products and services to those covered under the Military Lending Act.

§ 20-299 - Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.

§ 20-300 - Appeals from actions of Commissioner.

§ 20-301 - Powers of Commissioner.

§ 20-301.1 - Notice of additional charges against dealer's account; informal appeals procedure.

§ 20-302 - Rules and regulations.

§ 20-303 - Installment sales to be evidenced by written instrument; statement to be delivered to buyer.

§ 20-304 - Coercion of retail dealer by manufacturer or distributor in connection with installment sales contract prohibited.

§ 20-305 - Coercing dealer to accept commodities not ordered; threatening to cancel franchise; preventing transfer of ownership; granting additional franchises; terminating franchises without good cause; preventing family succession.

§ 20-305.1 - Automobile dealer warranty and recall obligations.

§ 20-305.2 - Unfair methods of competition; protection of car-buying public.

§ 20-305.3 - Hearing notice.

§ 20-305.5 - Recreational vehicle manufacturer warranty recall obligations.

§ 20-305.6 - Unlawful for manufacturers to unfairly discriminate among dealers.

§ 20-305.7 - Protecting dealership data and consent to access dealership information.

§ 20-306 - Unlawful for salesman to sell except for his employer; multiple employment; persons who arrange transactions involving the sale of new motor vehicles.

§ 20-307 - Article applicable to existing and future franchises and contracts.

§ 20-307.1 - Jurisdiction.

§ 20-308 - Penalties.

§ 20-308.1 - Civil actions for violations.

§ 20-308.2 - Applicability of this Article.