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OR Rev Stat § 650.153 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.153 - Liability of franchisor for repair of motor vehicle that becomes inoperative prior to sale to consumer.

(1) If a new motor vehicle becomes inoperative prior to being sold to a consumer, the franchisor is liable for the repair of the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle is inoperative due to a mechanical failure that is not the result of negligence on the part of the franchisee. (2) Whenever a new motor vehicle becomes inoperative, the franchisee shall notify the franchisor and request authorization from the franchisor to repair the vehicle. (3) If the franchisor refuses or fails to authorize repair of the inoperative motor vehicle within 30 business days after receiving notice under subsection (2) of this section, ownership of the new motor vehicle shall revert back to the franchisor, and the franchisee shall have no obligation, financial or otherwise, with respect to the motor vehicle. (4) If the franchisor is unable to deliver to the franchisee the parts needed to repair an inoperative new motor vehicle within 30 business days after receiving notice under subsection (2) of this section, ownership of the new motor vehicle shall revert to the franchisor, and the franchisee shall have no obligation, financial or otherwise, with respect to the motor vehicle. [1999 c.660 §8; 2005 c.22 §453]
OR Rev Stat § 650.155 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.155 - Liability of manufacturer for damages to vehicles before delivery to carrier.

(1) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, the manufacturer is liable for any and all damage to new motor vehicles before delivery to a carrier or transporter. (2) Whenever a new motor vehicle is damaged in transit, the dealer shall: (a) Notify the manufacturer of the damage within three business days from the date of delivery to the dealer or within any additional time as specified in the franchise; and (b) Request from the manufacturer authorization to replace the components, parts and accessories damaged or to otherwise repair the damage. (3) If the manufacturer refuses or fails to authorize repair of any damage within 10 days after receipt of notification under subsection (2) of this section, or within any additional time as specified in the franchise, ownership of the new motor vehicle shall revert to the manufacturer, and the new motor vehicle dealer shall have no obligation, financial or otherwise, with respect to the motor vehicle. (4) A manufacturer shall disclose in writing to a dealer, at the time of delivery of a new motor vehicle, the nature and extent of any and all damage and post-manufacturing repairs. (5) If the total value of repairs to a new motor vehicle by the manufacturer’s authorized agent and a dealer equals or exceeds the amount specified under subsection (6) of this section, the manufacturer may either repurchase the motor vehicle from the dealer, or provide reasonable and adequate compensation to the dealer to assist in sale or disposition of the new motor vehicle, as long as the dealer has complied with all other contractual agreements with regard to damaged vehicles. If the manufacturer repurchases the motor vehicle, the dealer shall have no obligation, financial or otherwise, with respect to the motor vehicle. (6) A dealer shall disclose, in writing, to a purchaser of the new motor vehicle prior to entering into a sales contract that the new motor vehicle has been damaged and repaired if the damage to the new motor vehicle exceeds $1,000, as calculated at the rate of the dealer’s authorized warranty rate for labor and parts. Replacement of glass, tires, bumpers or any comparable nonwelded component is not considered damage and repair for purposes of this section. For purposes of this subsection, "comparable nonwelded component" does not include a fender, hood, trunk lid or door. [1989 c.716 §3; 1999 c.660 §4; 2003 c.411 §3; 2009 c.627 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 650.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.165 - Prohibited franchise conditions.

It shall be a violation of ORS 650.120 to 650.170 for a franchisor to require a franchisee to agree to the inclusion of a term or condition in a franchise, or in any lease or agreement ancillary or collateral to a franchise, as a condition to the offer, grant or renewal of such franchise, lease or agreement, that: (1) Requires the franchisee to waive trial by jury in actions involving the franchisor. (2) Specifies the jurisdictions, venues or tribunals in which disputes arising with respect to the franchise, lease or agreement shall or shall not be submitted for resolution or otherwise prevents a franchisee from bringing an action in a particular forum otherwise available under the law. (3) Requires that disputes between the franchisor and franchisee be submitted to arbitration or to any other binding alternative dispute resolution procedure. However, any such franchise, lease or agreement may authorize the submission of a dispute to arbitration or to binding alternative dispute resolution if the franchisor and franchisee voluntarily agree to submit such dispute to arbitration or binding alternative dispute resolution at the time the dispute arises. (4) Adversely alters to a substantial degree the rights and obligations of a franchisee under any existing franchise contract. [1989 c.716 §4; 1999 c.660 §6; 2007 c.71 §204]
OR Rev Stat § 650.167 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.167 - Violation of ORS 650.140 or 650.150 as irreparable injury.

In any action brought by a dealer against a manufacturer, distributor or importer under ORS 650.120 to 650.170, any violation of ORS 650.140 or 650.150 by a manufacturer, distributor or importer may be considered an irreparable injury to the dealer for determining if a temporary restraining order should be issued. [1991 c.609 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 650.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.170 - Dealer’s remedy.

(1) Any dealer injured, or threatened with injury, by a manufacturer, distributor or importer as a result of a violation of ORS 650.120 to 650.170 may sue to enjoin such illegal, or threatened illegal conduct. (2) The court, in an action brought under ORS 650.120 to 650.170, may award damages to a dealer who demonstrates an actual loss of money as a result of illegal conduct by a manufacturer, distributor or importer. (3) Any action for damages under ORS 650.120 to 650.170 shall be brought within two years of the injury. In any action brought under ORS 650.120 to 650.170, the court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party. [1980 c.3 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 650.205 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.205 - Prohibited conduct by franchisor.

Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a franchisor shall not: (1) Require any franchisee to meet unreasonable mandatory minimum sales volume requirements for fuel or other products; (2) Alter the franchise premises during the effective term of the franchise without the consent of the franchisee. This subsection does not apply to alterations required by law; (3) Interfere with any franchisee’s right to assistance of counsel on any matter or to join or be active in any trade association; (4) Set or compel, directly or indirectly, the retail price at which the franchisee sells motor fuel or other products; and (5)(a) With respect to credit cards issued by the franchisor, chargeback any credit card invoice to a motor fuel franchisee unless the franchisor provides the cardholder’s last-known address, the reason for chargeback, a refund or credit for any credit card handling fee collected on the transaction by the franchisor from the franchisee, and the original invoice of the credit card charge or the legal equivalent if the franchisor has previously received the invoice or a copy thereof. The cardholder’s address need not be provided if the chargeback is based on any alleged unlawful, fraudulent or deceptive act of the franchisee or an employee of the franchisee, or if the cardholder claims no legal responsibility for payment of the charge because it involved the unauthorized use of a credit card. (b) The terms and conditions governing a motor fuel franchisee’s acceptance of a franchisor issued credit card, including the reasons for which a chargeback may be made, shall be established in writing and a copy thereof provided to the franchisee. The franchisor or its agent shall provide at least 30 days’ prior written notice to a franchisee before implementing any change to previously disclosed terms and conditions if such change may increase the franchisee’s cost of accepting the franchisor issued credit card or if such change adds to or amends the reasons for which a chargeback may occur. (c) No credit card invoice for a franchisor issued credit card shall be charged back after 90-days from the date a charge invoice was submitted to the franchisor, except that a chargeback may be made beyond the 90-day period if the cardholder or franchisor alleges fraudulent or other unlawful actions by the franchisee or an employee thereof in making the sale, or if the cardholder refuses payment to the franchisor pursuant to rights granted under section 170 of the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1666i), or any rule issued under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46), unless the cardholder’s refusal to pay is the fault of the franchisor. [1987 c.917 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 650.210 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.210 - Rights and prohibitions governing relationship between franchisor and franchisee.

Without limiting the other provisions of ORS 650.200 to 650.250, the following specific rights and prohibitions shall govern the relationship between the franchisor and the franchisee. It shall be unlawful and a violation of ORS 650.200 to 650.250 for any franchisor to: (1) Require a franchisee to purchase or lease goods or services of a franchisor or from approved sources of supply unless and to the extent that the franchisor satisfies the burden of proving that such restrictive purchasing agreements are reasonably necessary for a lawful purpose justified on business grounds, and do not substantially affect competition. This subsection does not apply to the initial inventory of the franchise. A determination of whether such restrictive purchasing agreements are reasonably necessary for a lawful purpose justified on business grounds and do not substantially affect competition shall be guided by the decisions of the courts of the United States in interpreting and applying the antitrust laws of the United States. (2) Sell, rent or offer to sell or rent to a franchisee any product, service or property at a price not set in good faith as defined in ORS 71.2010 (2)(t). (3) Require a franchisee to assent to a release, assignment, novation or waiver which would relieve any person from liability imposed by ORS 650.200 to 650.250. (4) Refuse to renew a franchise without fairly compensating the franchisee for the fair market value at the time of expiration of the franchise of the franchisee’s resalable inventory, supplies, equipment and furnishings purchased from the franchisor, not including personalized materials that have no value to the franchisor and inventory, supplies, equipment and furnishings not reasonably required in the conduct of the franchise business. A franchisor may offset against amounts owed to a franchisee under this subsection any amounts owed by such franchisee to the franchisor. (5) Impose on a franchisee by contract, rule or regulation, whether written or oral, any standard of conduct unless the person so doing can sustain the burden of proving the standard of conduct to be reasonable. [1987 c.917 §9; 2009 c.181 §107]
OR Rev Stat § 650.215 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.215 - Prohibited conduct in offer, sale or purchase of franchise.

It is unlawful for any person in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any franchise directly or indirectly: (1) To sell or offer to sell a franchise in this state by means of any written or oral communication which includes an untrue statement of a material fact. (2) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud. (3) To engage in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. [1987 c.917 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 650.220 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.220 - Consent of franchisor to sale, assignment or transfer of franchise; conditions for trial franchise.

(1) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a franchisor shall not prohibit or unreasonably withhold its consent to any sale, assignment or other transfer of the franchise by a franchisee to a qualified third party. (2) If the franchisor consents to the proposed sale, assignment or other transfer and the proposed third party has not previously been a party to a franchise with the franchisor, the franchisor at its option may require the third party to accept in lieu of the assigned franchise a trial franchise as defined in The Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, (15 U.S.C. 2803), on the terms and conditions then generally being extended by the franchisor to similarly situated franchisees. Entry into the trial franchise shall terminate the franchise proposed to be sold, assigned or transferred. [1987 c.917 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 650.225 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.225 - Death of franchisee; when franchisor required to enter into new franchise with designee of franchisee; notice; qualifications; possession of franchise premises.

(1) Following the death of a motor fuel retailer franchisee and notwithstanding the terms of the franchise, the franchisor, in the case of leased marketing premises, shall enter into a new franchise with the designee of the motor fuel retailer franchisee on the terms and conditions then generally being extended by the franchisor to similarly situated motor fuel retailers if: (a) Prior to the death of a motor fuel retailer franchisee, the motor fuel retailer franchisee notifies the franchisor in writing of the designee, who shall be the surviving spouse, adult child, or adult stepchild of the motor fuel retailer franchisee or in the absence of a designation, the motor fuel retailer franchisee’s surviving spouse, if any; (b) At the time of the motor fuel retailer franchisee’s death, the designee meets the qualifications then being required by the franchisor for its motor fuel retailer franchisees; and (c) Within 10 days following the motor fuel retailer franchisee’s death, the designee enters into a new franchise with the franchisor on the terms and conditions then generally being extended by the franchisor to similarly situated motor fuel retailer franchisees, except that for the part of the term of the new lease equal to the unexpired portion of decedent franchisee’s prior lease, the rent shall be the same as under the prior lease. (2) Until the designee enters into a new franchise as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the franchisor shall be entitled to possess and to operate the marketing premises for the franchisor’s own account. [1987 c.917 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 650.230 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.230 - Transfer of franchise to corporation in which franchisee has controlling interest; conditions.

Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, no franchisor may prohibit or prevent the sale, assignment or other transfer of a franchise to a corporation in which the franchisee has and maintains a controlling interest if the franchisee offers in writing personally to guarantee the performance of the obligations under the franchise. In the event of a sale, assignment or transfer under this section, the franchisor may require the corporation to assume in writing all of the franchisee’s obligations to the franchisor under the franchise and may require the franchisee to maintain a controlling interest in the corporation and actively operate the marketing premises during the time that the franchise with the corporation continues. [1987 c.917 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 650.235 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.235 - Franchisor prohibited from requiring operation of service station in excess of 16 hours per day; exceptions.

(1) A franchisor, as a condition for renewal of a franchisee lease or a supply agreement, shall not require a franchisee to operate a service station for the sale of motor fuel to the public for ultimate consumption in excess of 16 hours per day. (2) This section shall not apply: (a) If specific hours of business or operation are required under the franchisor’s prime lease or license from any governmental entity, airport, parking, marine or port authority, shopping center or any private investor not affiliated with or controlled by the franchisor; (b) If the service station is located within one-fourth mile of access to any limited access highway of the federal highway system; (c) To hours of operation exceeding 16 hours per day that have been agreed upon by the franchisor and the franchisee; or (d) If the franchisor uniformly requires a 24-hour operation by all of its franchisees. [1987 c.917 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 650.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.240 - When transfer of motor fuel a sale in commerce.

For purposes of ORS 646.040, the transfer of motor fuel from a franchisor to a company operated station or a franchisee shall be a sale in commerce. [1987 c.917 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 650.245 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.245 - Principle of good faith.

Without limiting the other provisions of ORS 650.200 to 650.250, the principle of good faith shall govern the relationship and dealings of the parties with each other. [1987 c.917 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 650.250 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.250 - Injunctive relief or damages; limitation on commencement of action; attorney fees.

(1) Any person who is injured in the person’s business or property by reason of a violation of ORS 650.200 to 650.250 may sue therefor in any court having jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or is found, or any agent resides or is found, or where service may be obtained, for injunctive relief or to recover the damages sustained by the person. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. (2) The court may not award attorney fees to a prevailing defendant under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section if the action under this section is maintained as a class action pursuant to ORCP 32. [1987 c.917 §11; 1995 c.696 §42]
OR Rev Stat § 650.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.310 - Good cause; determination.

When determining whether good cause exists for an action, a person shall consider: (1) Concerning the dealer affected by the action: (a) The extent of the dealer’s sales and leases of recreational vehicles in the area of sales responsibility; (b) The nature and extent of the dealer’s investment in the dealer’s business; (c) Whether the dealer’s service facilities, equipment, parts, supplies and personnel are adequate to carry out the responsibilities assigned to the dealer in the dealership agreement; (d) The extent and quality of the warranty service performed by the dealer; and (e) The extent to which the dealer performed the obligations imposed by the dealership agreement. (2) The economic effect the action may have on communities located within the affected dealer’s area of sales responsibility. [2003 c.377 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 650.320 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.320 - Dealership agreement.

(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. [2003 c.377 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 650.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 650 - Franchise Transactions|Section 650.330 - Comparable terms and conditions; grantor sales to public.

(1) As used in this section, "terms and conditions" includes rebates, discounts or any other program that may affect the ultimate price of a product. (2) If dealers compete for the sale or lease of recreational vehicles to the motoring public, a grantor shall offer to sell products to the dealers at the same prices and on the same terms and conditions. (3) A grantor may not sell a recreational vehicle to the motoring public. [2003 c.377 §4]