§ 9-32-19-27 — Succession of designated family member; good cause

Indiana § 9-32-19-27

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 32: DEALER SERVICES
• Ch. 19: Recreational Vehicle Dealer Agreements

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(a) This section does not apply to a
recreational vehicle dealer if the recreational vehicle dealer agreement
or other written agreement includes the recreational vehicle dealer's
designation of a successor who is not the designated family member of
the recreational vehicle dealer.
(b) A designated family member of a deceased or incapacitated
recreational vehicle dealer may succeed the recreational vehicle dealer
if the recreational vehicle manufacturer or recreational vehicle
distributor determines that the existing recreational vehicle dealer
agreement should be honored.
(c) A recreational vehicle manufacturer or recreational vehicle
distributor may object to a succession under this section for good
cause. The burden is on the recreational vehicle manufacturer or
recreational vehicle distributor to show good cause for the following
reasons:
(1) The designated family member has been convicted of a felony
or a crime of fraud, deceit, or moral turpitude.
(2) The designated family member declared insolvency or
bankruptcy during the ten (10) years before succession is set to
occur.
(3) The designated family member breached a prior recreational
vehicle dealer agreement.
(4) The designated family member lacks an active line of credit
sufficient to purchase the recreational vehicles.
(5) The designated family member lacks a license required by
law.
(d) A designated family member may not succeed a recreational
vehicle dealer if the succession involves, without the recreational
vehicle manufacturer's or recreational vehicle distributor's consent, a
relocation of the business or an alteration of the terms and conditions
of the recreational vehicle dealer agreement.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.42-2025, SEC.40.