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 - The Legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale...

§17A-6A-2. Governing Law - (a) In accord with the settled public policy of this...

§17A-6A-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, the words and phrases...

§17A-6A-4. Cancellation of Dealer Contract; Notification - (1) Notwithstanding any agreement, a manufacturer or distributor shall not...

§17A-6A-5. Circumstances Not Constituting Good Cause - Notwithstanding any agreement, the following alone does not constitute good...

§17A-6A-6. Burden of Proof - For each termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance, the manufacturer or...

§17A-6A-7. Notice Provisions - Notwithstanding any agreement, prior to the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or...

§17A-6A-8. Reasonable Compensation to Dealer - (1) Upon the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuance of any...

§17A-6A-8a. Compensation to Dealers for Service Rendered - (a) Every motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, factory branch...

§17A-6A-9. Payment of Compensation - (1) Compensation for new motor vehicle inventory under subdivision (a),...

§17A-6A-10. Prohibited Practices - (a) A manufacturer or distributor may not require any new...

§17A-6A-11. Motor Vehicle Dealer Successorship or Change in Executive Management - (1) Any designated family member of a new motor vehicle...

§17A-6A-12. Establishment and Relocation or Establishment of Additional Dealers - (1) As used in this section, "relocate" and "relocation" do...

§17A-6A-12a. Restriction on Motor Vehicle Dealer's Use of Dealership Property - (1) A manufacturer shall not require that a new motor...

§17A-6A-13. Obligations Regarding Warranties - (1) Each new motor vehicle manufacturer or distributor shall specify...

§17A-6A-14. Acceptance of Vehicles; Risk of Loss or Damage - (1) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement,...

§17A-6A-14a. Open Account Protection - If there is a dispute between the manufacturer, factory branch,...

§17A-6A-15. Indemnity - Notwithstanding the terms of any dealer agreement, a manufacturer or...

§17A-6A-15a. Dealer Data, Obligation of Manufacturer, Vendors, Suppliers and Others; Consent to Access Dealership Information; Unlawful Activities; Indemnification of Dealer - (a) Except as expressly authorized in this section, a manufacturer...

§17A-6A-15b. Exports; Rebuttable Presumption on Behalf of Dealer - It is unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor to take...

§17A-6A-15c. Manufacturer Performance Standards; Uniform Application; Prohibited Practices - A manufacturer may not require dealer adherence to a performance...

§17A-6A-16. Actions at Law; Damages - (1) If a manufacturer or distributor terminates, cancels, fails to...

§17A-6A-17. Injunctive Relief - Upon proper application to the circuit court, a manufacturer or...

§17A-6A-18. West Virginia Law to Apply - Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or requirements of any franchise agreement,...