Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/30/18

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

SB 159

5/2/18

McBride

Sen. Pettyjohn
Rep. Schwartzkopf

Sen. Bonini, Ennis, Henry, Hocker, Poore, Walsh
Reps. Brady, Briggs King, Hensley, Lynn, Mulrooney, Osienski, Paradee, Ramone, B. Short, D. Short, Smyk, Spiegelman, Yearick

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

The Act made 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. (5) Making technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. This Substitute Act incorporates these changes and makes an additional change to § 4903(b) of Title 6.

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