Section 11713.23 Of Article 1. Issuance Of Licenses And Certificates To Manufacturers, Transporters, And Dealers From California Vehicle Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. (a) A recreational vehicle manufacturer, manufacturer
branch, distributor, or distributor branch licensed under this code
shall not sell a new recreational vehicle in this state to or through
a recreational vehicle dealer without having first entered into a
written recreational vehicle franchise with that recreational vehicle
dealer, that complies with the requirements of Section 331.3 and
that has been signed by both parties.
(b) A recreational vehicle dealer shall not sell a new
recreational vehicle in this state without having first entered into
a written recreational vehicle franchise, that complies with the
requirements of Section 331.3, with a recreational vehicle
manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch
licensed under this code, that has been signed by both parties.
(c) (1) A recreational vehicle manufacturer, manufacturer branch,
distributor, or distributor branch shall not ship a new recreational
vehicle to a recreational dealer on or after January 1, 2009, without
a recreational vehicle franchise that has been signed by both
parties.
(2) A recreational vehicle dealer shall not receive a new
recreational vehicle from a recreational vehicle manufacturer,
manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch on or after
January 1, 2009, without a recreational vehicle franchise that has
been signed by both parties.
(d) Any new recreational vehicle inventory that has been purchased
by a recreational vehicle dealer, or shipped by a manufacturer,
manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch, before
January 1, 2009, may be sold at any time without a recreational
vehicle franchise.
(e) Following the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of a
recreational vehicle franchise, any new recreational vehicle
inventory that was purchased by the recreational vehicle dealer, or
shipped by a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or
distributor branch, during the period that the written recreational
vehicle franchise was in effect, may be sold by that recreational
vehicle dealer at any time.
(f) This section applies only to a dealer and manufacturer
agreement involving recreational vehicles, as defined in subdivision
(a) of Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code, but does not
include an agreement with a dealer who deals exclusively in truck
campers.