Auto Dealership Franchise Laws by State

We’ve provided a comprehensive list of the automotive dealership franchise laws in every state of the U.S. in the attached spreadsheet and a brief introduction to our findings below.

Overview

Alabama’s dealership statutes are registered under The Motor Vehicle Franchise Act of the Alabama Code Title 8. 20, and Section 40 of the Alabama Code of 1975.
The statutes that Arizona’s auto dealerships follow are Arizona’s Revised Statutes 28 Ch. 10 Art. 5 4451-4463. The Arizona Franchise Regulation and the License regulations are detailed in Art. 6 of the same Chapter.
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act is registered under Arkansas Code 23-112.101-107 and 401-806.
Colorado Powersports Vehicles Act is documented under Colorado’s Revised Statute 12-6-501-33.
The Delaware Motor and Vehicle Franchises Practices are registered in Delaware’s Government Statute Title 6, Chapter 49.
Georgia Motor Vehicle Fair Practices Act is in Georgia’s Code Title 10, Chapter 1.22.
Hawaii Revised Statutes 437.51-58 contains the auto dealership franchise laws of this state.

Research Strategy

To determine every law and state statute available per state for auto dealers and auto dealership franchises, we’ve combined the information available in the Dealership News and the Department of Motor Vehicles Organization.
As indicated, we noticed that every state has auto dealership franchise laws, so we’ve marked them all “yes” in column B. Then, we’ve provided every link the laws, statutes, and codes in Column C, and in the “Notes” column provided the details of which laws were applicable in each State. While we’ve included the laws and codes in column B, in some states, we’ve also provided the official dealership guide in the notes section, as we considered this was relevant information for dealers in that region.