ORS 650.120
Definitions for ORS 650.120 to 650.170


For the purposes of ORS 650.120 (Definitions for ORS 650.120 to 650.170) to 650.170 (Dealer’s remedy):

(1)

“Dealer” means any person who has been issued a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 (Issuance of certificate) and pursuant to a franchise from a manufacturer, distributor or importer engages in buying, selling, leasing or exchanging new motor vehicles.

(2)

“Dealership” means the location from which a dealer buys, sells, leases, trades, stores, takes on consignment or in any other manner deals in new motor vehicles.

(3)

“Distributor” means a person who sells or distributes motor vehicles other than motor homes to motor vehicle dealers.

(4)

“Fleet owner” means a person in this state who at one time buys or leases for use in a business:

(a)

15 or more motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 8,500 pounds; or

(b)

50 or more vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or more.

(5)

“Franchise” means a contract or agreement under which:

(a)

The franchisee is granted the right to sell, lease and exchange new motor vehicles manufactured, distributed or imported by the franchisor;

(b)

The franchisee’s business is an independent business operating as a component of a distribution or marketing system prescribed in substantial part by the franchisor;

(c)

The franchisee’s business is substantially associated with the trademark, trade name, commercial symbol or advertisements designating the franchisor or the products distributed by the franchisor;

(d)

The franchisee’s business is substantially reliant on the franchisor for a continued supply of motor vehicles, parts and accessories;

(e)

The franchisee is granted the right to perform warranty repairs authorized by the franchisor; and

(f)

The franchisee is granted the right to sell, install and exchange parts, equipment and accessories manufactured, distributed or imported by the franchisor for use in or on motor vehicles.

(6)

“Franchisee” means a dealer to whom a franchise is granted.

(7)

“Franchisor” means a manufacturer, distributor or importer who grants a franchise to a dealer.

(8)

“Importer” means a person who transports or arranges for the transportation of any foreign manufactured new motor vehicle into the United States for sale in this state.

(9)

“Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures or assembles motor vehicles or who manufactures or installs on previously assembled truck chassis special bodies or equipment, other than motor homes, that when installed forms an integral part of the motor vehicle and constitutes a major manufacturing alteration and which completed unit is owned by the manufacturer.

(10)

“Manufacturer’s suggested retail price” means the retail price of the new motor vehicle suggested by the manufacturer, including the retail delivered price suggested by the manufacturer for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the dealer that is not included within the retail price suggested by the manufacturer for the new motor vehicle without the accessory or optional equipment.

(11)

“Motor home” means a motor vehicle that is designed to provide temporary living quarters and is built into an integral part of, or is permanently attached to, a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or van. The vehicle must contain permanently installed independent life support systems and provide at least four of the following facilities:

(a)

Cooking;

(b)

Refrigeration or ice box;

(c)

Self-contained toilet;

(d)

Heating or air conditioning;

(e)

A potable water supply system including a faucet and sink; or

(f)

A separate 110-120 volt electrical power supply or liquefied petroleum gas supply.

(12)

“Motor vehicle” means:

(a)

A self-propelled device, other than a motor home, used:

(A)

For transportation of persons or property upon a public highway; or

(B)

In construction; or

(b)

A trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 20,000 pounds or more that is used for commercial transportation on a public highway.

(13)

“Predecessor in interest” means a manufacturer, distributor or importer that transferred to another manufacturer, distributor or importer, whether through sale or other means, the right to manufacture, distribute or import motor vehicles using the manufacturer’s, distributor’s or importer’s trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype or other commercial symbol.

(14)

“Qualified vendor” means a person with a contract or agreement to sell goods or services to a manufacturer, distributor or importer.

(15)

“Relevant market area” means:

(a)

For a dealer primarily of motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 8,500 pounds, a circular area around an existing dealership of:

(A)

Not less than a 10-mile radius from the dealership site;

(B)

Not less than a 15-mile radius from the dealership site if the population is less than 250,000 within a 10-mile radius from the existing dealership and 150,000 or more within a 15-mile radius from the existing dealership;

(C)

Not less than a 20-mile radius from the dealership site if the population is less than 150,000 within a 15-mile radius from the existing dealership; or

(D)

The area of sales and service responsibility determined under the franchise agreement if the area is larger than the areas provided for in this paragraph.

(b)

For a dealer primarily of motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or more, a circular area around an existing dealership of:

(A)

Not less than a 25-mile radius from the dealership site; or

(B)

The area of sales and service responsibility determined under the franchise agreement if the area is larger than the area provided for in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(16)

“Replacement dealer” means any person who, at a dealership where the former dealer was franchised by the same manufacturer, distributor or importer, or the manufacturer’s, distributor’s or importer’s predecessor in interest, has been issued a vehicle dealer certificate under ORS 822.020 (Issuance of certificate) and pursuant to a franchise from a manufacturer, distributor or importer, or the manufacturer’s, distributor’s or importer’s predecessor in interest, engages in buying, selling, leasing or exchanging new motor vehicles.

(17)

“Site-control agreement” means an agreement between a franchisor and franchisee pursuant to which the franchisor would:

(a)

Control the use and development of a dealership site other than as permitted in ORS 650.120 (Definitions for ORS 650.120 to 650.170) to 650.170 (Dealer’s remedy);

(b)

Require a franchisee to establish or maintain an exclusive dealership under a franchise agreement with the franchisor by not investing in, managing or sharing another dealership with a different franchisor; or

(c)

Restrict the ability of a franchisee, or if the franchisee leases the dealership, the ability of the franchisee’s lessor, to transfer, assign, sell, lease, develop or change the use of the dealership site.

(18)

“Successor in interest” means a manufacturer, distributor or importer that acquires, whether through purchase, transfer or other means, the right to manufacture, distribute or import motor vehicles using the trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype or other commercial symbol of another manufacturer, distributor or importer. [1980 c.3 §1; 1993 c.216 §1; 1999 c.660 §1; 2001 c.216 §1; 2001 c.825 §1; 2003 c.411 §1; 2005 c.211 §1; 2009 c.627 §3; 2009 c.790 §11; 2011 c.177 §1]

Source: Section 650.120 — Definitions for ORS 650.120 to 650.170, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors650.­html.

650.005
Definitions for ORS 650.005 to 650.100
650.010
Franchise sellers required to maintain books and records
650.015
When franchise sale or offer for sale is made in this state
650.020
Liability of franchise seller
650.050
Rules
650.055
General duties and powers of director
650.057
Orders issued under ORS 650.055
650.060
Investigative powers of director
650.065
Injunctive relief
650.070
Director as agent for service of process
650.075
Manner of executing service of process
650.080
When personal service of process required
650.085
Other civil or criminal remedies unaffected
650.095
Civil penalties
650.100
Disposition of civil penalties
650.120
Definitions for ORS 650.120 to 650.170
650.123
Use of protected dealer data
650.130
Prohibited conduct by manufacturer, distributor or importer
650.132
Prohibition of coerced sales of extended service contracts, extended maintenance plans or guaranteed asset protection waivers
650.133
Constructing, altering or remodeling dealer facility
650.140
Good cause required to terminate dealer franchise
650.145
Compensation due dealer upon termination of franchise
650.150
Enjoining establishment of certain franchises or relocation of existing dealership in same market area
650.153
Liability of franchisor for repair of motor vehicle that becomes inoperative prior to sale to consumer
650.155
Liability of manufacturer for damages to vehicles before delivery to carrier
650.158
Predelivery preparation and warranty service
650.161
Compensation for repairs to vehicles subject to recall
650.162
Transfer, assignment or sale of interest in dealership or franchise
650.165
Prohibited franchise conditions
650.167
Violation of ORS 650.140 or 650.150 as irreparable injury
650.170
Dealer’s remedy
650.200
Definitions for ORS 650.200 to 650.250
650.205
Prohibited conduct by franchisor
650.210
Rights and prohibitions governing relationship between franchisor and franchisee
650.215
Prohibited conduct in offer, sale or purchase of franchise
650.220
Consent of franchisor to sale, assignment or transfer of franchise
650.225
Death of franchisee
650.230
Transfer of franchise to corporation in which franchisee has controlling interest
650.235
Franchisor prohibited from requiring operation of service station in excess of 16 hours per day
650.240
When transfer of motor fuel a sale in commerce
650.245
Principle of good faith
650.250
Injunctive relief or damages
650.300
Definitions for ORS 650.300 to 650.480
650.310
Good cause
650.320
Dealership agreement
650.330
Comparable terms and conditions
650.340
Termination, cancellation or failure to renew
650.350
Dealer’s rights upon termination, cancellation or failure to renew
650.360
Coercion prohibited
650.370
Transfer by dealer
650.380
Dealer’s successor
650.390
Dealer compensation for warranty service
650.400
Recalls
650.410
Dealer’s warranty obligations
650.420
Required disclosures
650.430
Damaged or defective vehicles
650.440
Grantor’s ownership, operation or control of dealership
650.450
Indemnification
650.460
Indemnification
650.470
Remedies
650.480
Remedies
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