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OR Rev Stat § 646A.286 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.286 - Cause of action by private party; judgment; attorney fees.

(1) A recipient of a simulated invoice who has suffered any ascertainable loss as a result shall have a cause of action against any person who violates ORS 646A.282. (2) If the recipient prevails, the court shall enter judgment against the defendant for: (a) The greater of: (A) Three times the amount stated in the simulated invoice received; or (B) $500 for each simulated invoice received; (b) Such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to the recipient any moneys of which the recipient was deprived by any conduct in violation of ORS 646A.282; and (c) Such orders or judgments as may be necessary to ensure cessation of conduct in violation of ORS 646A.282. (3) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [Formerly 646.298]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.288 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.288 - Presumptions in cause of action brought under ORS 646A.284 or 646A.286.

In any action brought under ORS 646A.284 or 646A.286, the following presumptions apply: (1) A simulated invoice that has been paid by five or more persons could be mistaken for an invoice by a reasonable recipient. (2) A person knows that a simulated invoice uttered simultaneously with a copy of a publication or portion of a publication previously ordered by the recipient from a person other than the person uttering the simulated invoice could be mistaken for an invoice by a reasonable recipient. [Formerly 646.300]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.290 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.290 - Construction; other remedies.

(1) The provisions of ORS 646A.280 to 646A.290 shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial purposes. (2) The remedy provided by ORS 646A.280 to 646A.290 is in addition to any other remedy, civil or criminal, that may be available under any other provision of law. Claims based on remedies available under other provisions of law may be joined in an action under ORS 646A.280 to 646A.290 or may be asserted in a separate action. [Formerly 646.302]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.292 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.292 - Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumer credit or debit cards or third party payment accounts without the consumers’ explicit consent for ongoing shipments of a product or ongoing deliveries of service. [2011 c.509 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.293 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.293 - Definitions for ORS 646A.293 and 646A.295.

As used in this section and ORS 646A.295: (1) "Automatic renewal" means a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription or purchasing agreement is automatically renewed at the end of a definite term for a subsequent term. (2) "Clear and conspicuous" means in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks, in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language. In the case of an audio disclosure, "clear and conspicuous" means in a volume and cadence sufficient to be readily audible and understandable. (3) "Consumer" means any individual who seeks or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods, services, money or credit for personal, family or household purposes. (4) "Continuous service" means a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription or purchasing agreement continues until the consumer cancels the service. (5) "Offer terms" means the following clear and conspicuous disclosures: (a) That the subscription or purchasing agreement will continue until the consumer cancels. (b) The description of the cancellation policy that applies to the offer. (c) The recurring charges that will be charged to the consumer’s credit or debit card or payment account with a third party as part of the automatic renewal or continuous service plan or arrangement, and, if the amount of the charge will change, the amount to which the charge will change, if known. (d) The length of the automatic renewal term or that the service is continuous, unless the length of the term is chosen by the consumer. (e) The minimum purchase obligation, if any. (6) "Person" has the meaning given that term in ORS 646.605. [2011 c.509 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.302 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.302 - Application of ORS 646A.300 to 646A.322 to successor in interest or assignee of supplier.

The obligations of a supplier under ORS 646A.300 to 646A.322 apply to the supplier’s successor in interest or assignee. A successor in interest includes a purchaser of assets or shares, a surviving corporation or other entity resulting from a merger or liquidation, a receiver and a trustee of the original supplier. [Formerly 646.419]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.306 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.306 - Repurchase of inventory by supplier; effect of new retailer agreement.

(1) A supplier shall repurchase the inventory of a retailer, as if the supplier had terminated the retailer agreement, as follows: (a) Upon the death of a retailer whose business is owned as a tenancy by the entirety, at the option of the spouse or the heir or heirs of the retailer. (b) Upon the death of a stockholder of a corporation operating as a retailer, at the option of the heir or heirs of the stockholder and upon the consent of the board of directors. (2) The surviving spouse or the heir or heirs may exercise the option under this section not later than one year from the date of the death of the retailer or the stockholder. (3) Nothing in ORS 646A.300 to 646A.322 requires the repurchase of inventory by the supplier: (a) If the supplier and the corporation acting as a retailer enter into a new retailer agreement to operate the retail dealership. (b) If the supplier and the surviving spouse or the heir or heirs of the retailer enter into a new retailer agreement to operate the retail dealership. [Formerly 646.435]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.308 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.308 - Civil action for supplier’s failure to pay; venue.

(1) If, upon the cancellation of a retailer agreement by the retailer or the supplier, the supplier fails to make payment as required by ORS 646A.304 or 646A.306, the supplier shall be liable in a civil action to be brought by the retailer or by the retailer’s spouse, heir or heirs for the payments required under ORS 646A.304 or 646A.306. (2) A person who brings an action under this section must commence the action in the county in which the principal place of business of the retailer is located. [Formerly 646.445]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.314 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.314 - New or relocated dealership; notice; area of responsibility.

(1) If a supplier enters into an agreement to establish a new retailer or dealership or to relocate a retailer or dealership, and the agreement assigns an area of responsibility, the supplier must give written notice of the agreement by certified mail to any retailer or dealership within an assigned area of responsibility that is within or contiguous to the area of the new or relocated retailer or dealership. (2) If a supplier enters into an agreement to establish a new retailer or dealership or to relocate a retailer or dealership, and the agreement does not assign an area of responsibility, the supplier must give written notice of the agreement by certified mail to any retailer or dealership within a 75-mile radius of the new or relocated retailer or dealership. (3) A notice required by this section shall contain: (a) The new location of the retailer or dealership; (b) The date that the retailer or dealership will commence business at the new location; and (c)(A) If the agreement assigns an area of responsibility, the name and address of retailers and dealerships with assigned areas of responsibility that are within or contiguous to the area of the new or relocated retailer or dealership; or (B) If the agreement does not assign an area of responsibility, the name and address of retailers and dealerships within a 75-mile radius of the new or relocated retailer or dealership. [Formerly 646.452]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.316 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.316 - Warranty claims; payment; time for completion.

Unless otherwise agreed: (1) On a warranty claim, a supplier shall provide reasonable compensation for the retailer’s costs, including but not limited to: (a) Diagnostic services; (b) Repair services; (c) Repair parts; and (d) Labor. (2) For labor on warranty service, a supplier may not pay a retailer an hourly rate that is less than the rate that the retailer charges for nonwarranty service. (3) For repair parts on warranty service, a supplier may not pay a retailer less than the amount that the retailer paid for the parts plus a reasonable allowance for the shipping and handling of the parts. (4) A supplier must allow a reasonable time for a retailer to complete warranty service. [Formerly 646.453; 2009 c.11 §82]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.318 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.318 - Warranty claims; processing.

(1) A supplier shall approve or disapprove a warranty claim in writing within 30 calendar days of the supplier’s receipt of the claim. (2) If a supplier does not approve or disapprove a warranty claim in writing within 30 calendar days of the supplier’s receipt of the claim, the supplier shall pay the claim within 60 calendar days of receipt of the claim. (3) A supplier that approves a warranty claim shall pay the claim within 30 calendar days of the claim’s approval. (4) A supplier that disapproves a warranty claim shall, in the writing required by subsection (1) of this section, notify the retailer of the reasons for the disapproval. (5) If a supplier disapproves a warranty claim because the retailer failed to comply with procedures for submitting the claim prescribed by the retailer agreement, the retailer may resubmit the claim within 30 calendar days of the retailer’s receipt of the supplier’s disapproval. (6) A supplier may not disapprove a warranty claim as untimely if the claim covers service or parts provided while a retailer agreement was in effect. (7)(a) For one year after payment of a warranty claim, the supplier may audit records that support the claim. (b) A supplier may not audit a record that supports a claim more than one year after paying the claim unless an audit has disclosed that the retailer submitted a false claim. (c) A supplier may: (A) Adjust a claim paid in error; (B) Require a retailer to return payment made on a false claim; and (C) If the retailer owes an amount to the supplier, credit the amount of a claim to the retailer’s account. [Formerly 646.454]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.320 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.320 - Retailer’s improvements to products.

Unless otherwise agreed: (1) If a supplier requires a retailer to improve the safety of farm implements or machinery, the supplier shall reimburse the retailer for the costs of parts, labor and transportation that the retailer incurred to make the improvement. (2) If a supplier requires a retailer to improve farm implements or machinery for reasons other than safety, the supplier shall reimburse the retailer for the costs of parts and labor that the retailer incurred to make the improvement. (3) For labor to improve farm implements or machinery, a supplier may not pay a retailer an hourly rate that is less than rate that the retailer charges for like services. (4) For parts to improve farm implements or machinery, a supplier may not pay a retailer less than the amount that the retailer paid for the parts plus a reasonable allowance for the shipping and handling of the parts. [Formerly 646.456]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.322 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.322 - Remedies; arbitration; cause of action; attorney fees; injunctive relief.

(1)(a) A party to a retailer agreement that is aggrieved by the conduct of another party to the agreement under ORS 646A.310, 646A.312, 646A.314, 646A.316, 646A.318 or 646A.320 may seek arbitration of the issues under ORS 36.600 to 36.740. Unless the parties agree to different arbitration rules, the arbitration must be conducted pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. If the parties agree, the arbitration is the parties’ only remedy and the findings and conclusions of the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators are binding upon the parties. (b) The arbitrator or arbitrators may award the prevailing party: (A) The costs of witness fees and other fees in the case; (B) Reasonable attorney fees; and (C) Injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or change in competitive circumstances. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a retailer has a civil cause of action in circuit court against a supplier for damages sustained by the retailer as a consequence of the supplier’s violation of ORS 646A.310, 646A.312, 646A.314, 646A.316, 646A.318 or 646A.320, together with: (a) The actual costs of the action; (b) Reasonable attorney fees; and (c) Injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or change in competitive circumstances. (3) A supplier bears the burden of proving that a retailer’s area of responsibility or trade area does not afford sufficient sales potential to reasonably support the retailer. The supplier’s proof must be in writing. (4) The remedies set forth in this section are not exclusive and are in addition to any other remedies permitted by law, unless the parties have chosen binding arbitration under subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 646.459; 2015 c.563 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.325 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.325 - Repurchase of motor vehicle by manufacturer; notice to dealer; contents of notice; notice to prospective buyer.

(1) The manufacturer of a motor vehicle who repurchases the vehicle for any reason shall inform any vehicle dealer to whom the manufacturer subsequently delivers the vehicle for resale that the vehicle has been repurchased by the manufacturer. If the reason for the repurchase was failure or inability to conform the vehicle to express warranties under the provisions of ORS 646A.400 to 646A.418 or any similar law of another jurisdiction, the manufacturer shall also inform the dealer of that fact. (2) A dealer who has been given information required by subsection (1) of this section shall give the information, in writing, to any prospective buyer of the vehicle. (3) An owner of a motor vehicle who has been given information as required by subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall give the information, in writing, to any prospective buyer of the vehicle. (4) As used in this section and ORS 646A.327, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in ORS 646A.400. [Formerly 646.874]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.327 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.327 - Attorney fees for action under ORS 646A.325.

The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action against a person who has a duty to disclose information under ORS 646A.325. [Formerly 646.876]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.340 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.340 - Definitions for ORS 646A.340 to 646A.348.

As used in ORS 646A.340 to 646A.348: (1) "Mail agent" means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other entity who owns, manages, rents or operates one or more mailboxes, as defined in this section, for receipt of United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier, for any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other entity not the mail agent. (2) "Mailbox" means any physical location or receptacle where United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier are received, stored or sorted, including letter boxes. (3) "Tenant" means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other entity who contracts with or otherwise causes a mail agent to receive, store, sort, hold or forward any United States mail or materials received from or delivered by any private express carrier on the tenant’s behalf. [Formerly 646.221]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.342 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.342 - Prohibited conduct; required verifications and notice.

(1) A mail agent shall not contract with a tenant to receive United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier on the tenant’s behalf if the mail agent knows or should know that the tenant has provided a false name, title or address to the mail agent. (2) Prior to contracting with a tenant to receive United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier on the tenant’s behalf, the mail agent shall independently verify: (a) The identity of the tenant. (b) The residence address of the tenant if the tenant is an individual or the business address of the tenant if the tenant is a business entity. (c) In the case of a corporation, that the corporation is authorized to do business in this state. (d) In the case of an entity using an assumed business name, that the name has been registered for use in the State of Oregon. (3) The mail agent shall accept mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier on behalf of the tenant only if the mail is, or the materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier are addressed to the tenant. The mail agent shall not deposit United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier in any mailbox unless the addressee has rented a mailbox from the mail agent. (4) Whenever a mail agent has reason to believe that a tenant is using a mailbox to escape identification, the mail agent shall immediately notify the Attorney General and the United States Postal Inspector. [Formerly 646.225]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.344 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.344 - Bond or letter of credit; action; exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a mail agent shall maintain: (a) A surety bond in the sum of $10,000 executed by the mail agent as obligor, together with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety; or (b) An irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 in the amount of $10,000. (2) The bond or letter of credit must: (a) Be executed to the State of Oregon and for the use of the state and of any person who may have a cause of action against the obligor of the bond or the letter of credit for a violation of ORS 646A.342 or for damages under ORS 646A.346. (b) Provide that the obligor will comply with ORS 646A.342 and will pay to the state and to any person the moneys that may become due or owing to the state or to the person from the obligor for a violation of ORS 646A.342. (3) The Attorney General shall approve the form of the bond or letter of credit. (4) If a person recovers a judgment against a mail agent for a violation of ORS 646A.342 and execution issued upon the judgment is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, the person may maintain an action upon the bond or letter of credit. (5) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a mail agent whose activity as a mail agent consists solely of receiving, storing, sorting, holding or forwarding United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier for tenants of the mail agent if: (a) The tenant is also renting or leasing from the mail agent an office, store, residential unit or other space or unit intended for human occupancy, and the space or unit is located on the same premises as the mailbox; and (b) The mail agent services that the mail agent is providing to the tenant are incidental to and a part of the landlord-tenant relationship that exists between the mail agent and the tenant with respect to the leased space or unit. [Formerly 646.229]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.346 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.346 - Damages.

Upon proof by a preponderance of evidence that a mail agent has failed to satisfy any of the mail agent’s duties set forth in ORS 646A.342, the mail agent shall be liable for actual damages caused to any person who sent United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier addressed to a fictitious person at any tenant’s mailbox and who is damaged because the person who sent the United States mail or materials received from or delivered by a private express carrier is unable to identify the tenant. A mail agent’s liability under this section shall not exceed $1,000 per occurrence. [Formerly 646.235]
OR Rev Stat § 646A.348 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation|Section 646A.348 - Action by Attorney General; civil penalty; injunction; damages; attorney fees and costs.

(1) The Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state against any mail agent for violation of ORS 646A.342 or 646A.344. Upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence of a violation of ORS 646A.342 or 646A.344, a mail agent shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for an initial violation. For a second or subsequent violation, the mail agent shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. (2) The Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state against any mail agent or other person or entity to restrain or prevent any violation of ORS 646A.342 or 646A.344. (3) The Attorney General may bring an action on behalf of a person to obtain the damages caused to the person by a mail agent’s violation of ORS 646A.342 or 646A.344. (4) The court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs of investigation, preparation and litigation to the Attorney General if the Attorney General prevails in an action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs of investigation, preparation and litigation to a defendant who prevails in an action under this section if the court determines that the Attorney General had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court. [Formerly 646.240]