§ 15-212.1. Compensation of dealer for incentive or reimbursement programs; claims
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: March 25, 2010
Effective: March 25, 2010
MD Code, Transportation, § 15-212.1
§ 15-212.1. Compensation of dealer for incentive or reimbursement programs; claims
(a) Upon the filing of a claim, a manufacturer, factory branch, or distributor shall compensate a dealer for any incentive or reimbursement program sponsored by the manufacturer, factory branch, or distributor, under the terms of which the dealer is eligible for compensation.
(b)(1) A claim filed under this section shall be:
(c)(1) If a claim filed under this section is shown by the manufacturer, factory branch, or distributor to be false or unsubstantiated, the manufacturer, factory branch, or distributor may charge back the claim within 6 months from the payment of the incentive or reimbursement.
(d) A manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not refuse to pay, or claim reimbursement from, a dealer for sales, incentives, or payments related to a motor vehicle sold by the dealer because the purchaser of the motor vehicle exported or resold the motor vehicle in violation of the policy of the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch unless the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch can show that, at the time of sale, the dealer knew or should have known of the purchaser's intention to export or resell the motor vehicle.
(e)(1) This subsection applies only to an incentive payment, a reimbursement payment, cash, a gift, or a thing of value earned by an employee of a dealer on or after May 1, 2009.
Credits
Added by Acts 1994, c. 498, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 295, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2009, c. 747, § 1, eff. June 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 3, § 1, eff. March 25, 2010.
MD Code, Transportation, § 15-212.1, MD TRANS § 15-212.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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