Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 19 Business Regulations -- Miscellaneous - Chapter 19.98 Farm Implements, Machinery, Parts

19.98.008 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Audit" means a review by a supplier of a ...

19.98.010 Cancellation of contract -- Parties' duties
Whenever any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the sale of equipment, repair parts, or services therefor enters into a written or oral contract with ...

19.98.020 Repurchase payments -- Liens and claims
All repurchase payments to dealers made pursuant to RCW 19.98.010 shall be less amounts owed on any lien or claim then outstanding upon such items ...

19.98.030 Prices -- How determined
The prices of equipment and repair parts therefor, required to be paid to any dealer as provided in RCW 19.98.010 shall be determined by taking ...

19.98.040 Failure or refusal to make payments -- Civil action
In the event that any supplier of equipment and repair parts, upon cancellation or discontinuation of a contract by either a dealer or supplier, fails ...

19.98.100 Findings
The legislature of this state finds that the retail distribution and sales of equipment, utilizing independent dealers operating under agreements with suppliers, vitally affects the ...

19.98.120 Violations
It shall be a violation of this chapter for a supplier to: (1) Require or attempt to require any dealer to order or accept delivery ...

19.98.130 Termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of dealer agreement -- Notice
(1) Except where a grounds for termination or nonrenewal of a dealer agreement or a substantial change in a dealer's competitive circumstances are contained in ...

19.98.140 Actions against suppliers -- Remedies
Any equipment dealer may bring an action against a supplier in any court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the equipment dealer as a ...

19.98.150 Successors in interest
The obligations of any supplier under this chapter are applied to any successor in interest or assignee of the supplier. A successor in interest includes ...

19.98.160 Establishment of new dealership -- Supplier's duties
When a supplier enters into an agreement to establish a new dealer or dealership or to relocate a current dealer or dealership for a particular ...

19.98.170 Warranty claims
(1) In the event a warranty claim is submitted by a dealer to a supplier while a dealer agreement is in effect, or after the ...

19.98.180 Audit of warranty claims
A supplier may not audit a dealer's records with respect to any warranty claim submitted more than one year before the audit, unless a false ...

19.98.190 Civil action -- Award
(1) In the event that the supplier fails to make payment in accordance with the terms of RCW 19.98.170 or violates any other provisions of ...

19.98.200 Supplier-required work
(1) In the event a supplier requires the dealer to work on equipment to enhance the safe operation of the equipment, the supplier must reimburse ...

19.98.210 Arbitration -- Dealer's cause of action against supplier -- Remedies not exclusive
(1) Any party to a dealer agreement aggrieved by the conduct of the other party to the agreement with respect to the provisions of this ...

19.98.900 Effective date -- 1975 1st ex.s. c 277
This act shall take effect on January 1, 1976.[1975 1st ex.s. c 277 § 6.] ...

19.98.910 Severability -- 1975 1st ex.s. c 277
If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application ...

19.98.911 Severability -- 1990 c 124
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

19.98.912 Effective date -- Application -- 1990 c 124
This act shall take effect July 1, 1990, and shall apply to all dealer agreements then in effect that have no expiration date and are ...