Tex. Occ. Code § 2301.473 · Subchapter J. MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES
MODELS WITHIN LINE-MAKE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not:
(1) fail or refuse to offer to its same line-make franchised dealers all models manufactured for that line-make; or
(2) require as a prerequisite to receiving a model or series of vehicles that a franchised dealer:
(A) pay an extra fee;
(B) purchase unreasonable advertising displays or other materials; or
(C) remodel, renovate, or recondition the dealer's existing facilities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.
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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- sha256 26897258726d0c23790387d2349733682031da642ef51c032a39d1b925f3dcbb
- Composed by
- 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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