West Virginia Code
Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers
§17A-6A-15b. Exports; Rebuttable Presumption on Behalf of Dealer

It is unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor to take or threaten to take any adverse action against a dealer pursuant to an export or sale-for-resale prohibition because the dealer sold or leased a vehicle to a customer who either exported the vehicle to a foreign country or resold the vehicle in violation of the prohibition, unless the export or sale-for-resale prohibition policy was provided to the dealer in writing prior to the sale or lease, and the dealer knew or reasonably should have known of the customer's intent to export or resell the vehicle in violation of the prohibition at the time of sale or lease. If the dealer causes the vehicle to be registered in this state or any other state and has determined that the customer is not on a list of known or suspected exporters provided by the manufacturer at the time of sale, a rebuttable presumption is established that the dealer did not have reason to know of the customer's intent to export or resell the vehicle.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions

Article 6A. Motor Vehicle Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Manufacturers

§17A-6A-1. Legislative Finding

§17A-6A-2. Governing Law

§17A-6A-3. Definitions

§17A-6A-4. Cancellation of Dealer Contract; Notification

§17A-6A-5. Circumstances Not Constituting Good Cause

§17A-6A-6. Burden of Proof

§17A-6A-7. Notice Provisions

§17A-6A-8. Reasonable Compensation to Dealer

§17A-6A-8a. Compensation to Dealers for Service Rendered

§17A-6A-9. Payment of Compensation

§17A-6A-10. Prohibited Practices

§17A-6A-11. Motor Vehicle Dealer Successorship or Change in Executive Management

§17A-6A-12. Establishment and Relocation or Establishment of Additional Dealers

§17A-6A-12a. Restriction on Motor Vehicle Dealer's Use of Dealership Property

§17A-6A-13. Obligations Regarding Warranties

§17A-6A-14. Acceptance of Vehicles; Risk of Loss or Damage

§17A-6A-14a. Open Account Protection

§17A-6A-15. Indemnity

§17A-6A-15a. Dealer Data, Obligation of Manufacturer, Vendors, Suppliers and Others; Consent to Access Dealership Information; Unlawful Activities; Indemnification of Dealer

§17A-6A-15b. Exports; Rebuttable Presumption on Behalf of Dealer

§17A-6A-15c. Manufacturer Performance Standards; Uniform Application; Prohibited Practices

§17A-6A-16. Actions at Law; Damages

§17A-6A-17. Injunctive Relief

§17A-6A-18. West Virginia Law to Apply