Tex. Occ. Code § 2301.480 · Subchapter J. MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES
DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not require that a franchised dealer provide to the manufacturer, distributor, or representative information regarding a customer, except to the extent that a specific item of information is necessary:
(1) for the sale or delivery of a new motor vehicle to a customer;
(2) for reasonable marketing purposes;
(3) to validate a claim and make payment under an incentive program;
(4) to support a dealer's claim for reimbursement for repairs performed under a manufacturer's warranty; or
(5) to satisfy a product recall or safety obligation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (S.B. 529), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.
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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