Tex. Occ. Code § 2301.461 · Subchapter J. MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES
LIABILITY OF FRANCHISED DEALER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise or any other law, a franchised dealer's preparation, delivery, and warranty obligations are the dealer's sole responsibility for product liability as between the dealer and a manufacturer or distributor.
(b) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise or any other law, a manufacturer or distributor shall reimburse the dealer for any loss incurred by the dealer, including legal fees, court costs, and damages, as a result of the dealer having been named a party in a product liability action, except for a loss caused by the dealer's:
(1) failure to comply with an obligation described by Subsection (a);
(2) negligence or intentional misconduct; or
(3) modification of a product without the authorization of the manufacturer or distributor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.617, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2301.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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