Oregon § 650.320 Dealership agreement

Oregon Statutes

§ 650.320 — Dealership agreement

Oregon § 650.320

Vol.16

Title 50Trade Regulations and Practices

Ch. 650Franchise Transactions

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 650.320 (2026).

Text

(1)A dealership agreement shall:

(a)Contain a provision that the law of this state governs the agreement;

(b)Assign the dealer an area of sales responsibility;

(c)If the dealer is an individual, include the designation of a member of the dealer’s family to succeed to the dealer’s interests in the dealer’s business and dealership agreement upon the dealer’s death, incapacity or retirement; and

(d)Inform the dealer of the dealer’s obligations:

(A)To perform warranty service;

(B)To prepare products for delivery to the consumer; and

(C)To deliver products to the consumer.

(2)Upon a dealer’s request, a grantor shall reconsider the scope of the dealer’s area of sales responsibility once a year.

(3)During the term of a dealership agreement, a grantor may not:

(a)Change the dealer’s are

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(1) A dealership agreement shall:
(a) Contain a provision that the law of this state governs the agreement;
(b) Assign the dealer an area of sales responsibility;
(c) If the dealer is an individual, include the designation of a member of the dealer’s family to succeed to the dealer’s interests in the dealer’s business and dealership agreement upon the dealer’s death, incapacity or retirement; and
(d) Inform the dealer of the dealer’s obligations:
(A) To perform warranty service;
(B) To prepare products for delivery to the consumer; and
(C) To deliver products to the consumer.
(2) Upon a dealer’s request, a grantor shall reconsider the scope of the dealer’s area of sales responsibility once a year.
(3) During the term of a dealership agreement, a grantor may not:
(a) Change the dealer’s area of sales responsibility; or
(b) Authorize another dealer to sell or lease the same line make in the area of sales responsibility.
(4) Subsection (3)(b) of this section does not apply if:
(a) Good cause exists to authorize another dealer in the same area of sales responsibility; and
(b) The area of sales responsibility will support the existing dealer and the new dealer.