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SENATE BILL NO. 1403 – MV, add’l dealer established/notice

SENATE BILL NO. 1403

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S1403.......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - Amends existing law to require a manufacturer of
motor vehicles to provide at least sixty days notice of intent to establish
an additional dealership or to relocate an existing dealership in certain
areas; and to provide restrictions according to the radius of certain
distances.
                                                                        
02/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14    Rpt prt - to Com/HuRes
02/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Keough,
      King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Walton,
      Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Danielson, Davis, Ipsen
    Floor Sponsor - Davis
    Title apvd - to House
02/25    House intro - 1st rdg - to Bus
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/29    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Judd,
      Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader,
      Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
      Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
      Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman,
      Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Jaquet, Jones, Pischner, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Deal
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/30    To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31    Sp signed
04/03    To Governor
04/04    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 184
         Effective: 07/01/00

Bill Text


 S1403
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1403
                                                                        
                         BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS; AMENDING SECTION 49-1616,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        REQUIRE  A  MANUFACTURER  OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PROVIDE AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS
  4        NOTICE OF INTENT TO ESTABLISH AN ADDITIONAL DEALERSHIP OR TO  RELOCATE  AN
  5        EXISTING DEALERSHIP IN CERTAIN AREAS AND TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS ACCORDING
  6        TO THE RADIUS OF CERTAIN DISTANCES.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Section 49-1616, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        49-1616.  LIMITATIONS ON ESTABLISHING OR RELOCATING DEALERS.  (1)  In  the
 11    event  that  a  manufacturer  seeks  to enter into a franchise establishing an
 12    additional dealership or relocating an existing dealership within a radius  of
 13    ten (10) miles from where the same line is represented, the manufacturer shall
 14    in  writing,  first  notify the department and each dealer for the line within
 15    the ten (10) mile radius, at least sixty (60) days prior to  the  addition  or
 16    relocation, of the intention to establish an additional dealership or to relo-
 17    cate an existing dealership within the ten (10) mile radius.
 18        (2)  This  section shall not apply to the relocation of an existing dealer
 19    within that dealer's relevant market area, provided that the relocation not be
 20    at a site within a radius of seven (7) miles of a licensed franchise  for  the
 21    same  line  make of vehicle, or if the proposed franchise is to be established
 22    at or within a radius of two (2) miles of a location at which a  former  fran-
 23    chise  for  the  same line make of new vehicle had ceased operating within the
 24    previous two (2) years. If the seven (7) and two (2) mile exceptions  are  not
 25    applicable, the relocation may still be possible upon notice and resolution of
 26    protest under subsections (1) and (3) of this section.
 27        (3)  A  protest  may be filed in accordance with the provisions of section
 28    49-1617, Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



     
                STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
                       RS 09985
     
     Relating to automobile dealers and manufacturers, this legislation requires that a
     manufacturer must provide at least 60 days advance notice of the relocation of an
     existing dealership or the addition of a new dealership. The current law provides
     for notice to existing dealers, but it is not clear when dealers shall be notified.
     This legislation clarifies the time for notice. 
     
     
                     FISCAL NOTE 
     
     There will be no fiscal impact on state or local government as a result of this
     legislation. The manufacturers who would provide the notice required by this
     legislation are already required to provide notice of the addition or relocation of
     dealers. This legislation should not add to the cost to manufacturers. 
     
     
     
     
     
               CONTACT:  Mike Brassey 
               Phone: 336-7930 
     
               Denise Brennan 
               Idaho Automobile Dealers Association
               Phone: 853-4668 
     
     
     
     
                                                  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT           S 1403