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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 650.440: Grantor’s ownership, operation or control of dealership.

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  1. 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
  2. 50. Trade Regulations and Practices
  3. Chapter 650 — Franchise Transactions

(1) A grantor may not sell a recreational vehicle to or through a dealer without having entered into a dealership agreement with the dealer.

      (2) A grantor may not own, operate or control a dealership in this state.

      (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a grantor may own, operate or control a dealership in this state if:

      (a)(A) The ownership, operation or control does not exceed a period of one year or, if the grantor can show good cause, two years; and

      (B) The dealership is for sale at a reasonable price and under reasonable terms and conditions;

      (b) The grantor has entered into a bona fide agreement with a person who, under the dealership agreement:

      (A) Must make a significant investment, subject to loss, in the dealership; and

      (B) May reasonably expect to acquire the dealership in a reasonable time and under reasonable terms and conditions; or

      (c) The grantor owned, operated or controlled the dealership on January 1, 2003.

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