Delaware General Assembly

Lieu/Substituted 5/2/18

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

SS 1 for SB 159

3/15/18

McBride

Sen. Pettyjohn
Rep. Schwartzkopf

Sen. Bonini, Ennis, Hocker, Poore
Reps. Brady, Briggs King, Paradee, Ramone, B. Short, D. Short, Smyk, Spiegelman, Yearick

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE.

This Act makes changes to motor vehicle franchising practices, by doing the following: (1) Prohibiting a new motor vehicle manufacturer from recovering its costs for compensating its dealers for recalls or warranty parts and service by reducing the amount due to the dealer or imposing a charge. (2) Establishing the process for and method of compensating a dealer for a recall related to a used motor vehicle. (3) Providing a process by which a dealer may protest a franchise termination with the Public Service Commission. (4) Protecting consumer data. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

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