§ 44-20-204 — Threat by agent as evidence of violation

Colorado § 44-20-204

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 44: Revenue -
• Art.: Sale of Self-propelled Vehicles

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Any threat, expressed
or implied, made directly or indirectly to any person engaged in the business of
selling motor vehicles at retail in this state by any person, or any agent of the
person, who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor
vehicles or of buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on
motor vehicles in this state and is affiliated with or controlled by any person
engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles,
that the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution shall terminate his or
her contract with or cease to sell motor vehicles to the person engaged in the sale
of motor vehicles at retail in this state unless the person finances the purchase or
sale of any one or number of motor vehicles only or through a designated person or
class of persons or sells and assigns the conditional sales contracts, chattel
mortgages, or leases arising from his or her retail sale of motor vehicles or any one
or number thereof only to the person so engaged in financing the purchase or sale
of motor vehicles or in buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or
leases on motor vehicles, shall be presumed to be made at the direction of and with
the authority of the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution of motor
vehicles, and shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the person so engaged in
the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles has sold or intends to sell the
same on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited in section
44-20-202.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 91, � 2, effective October 1.