Title 31
Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 5.1
Regulation of Business Practices Among Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers

R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.1-5

§ 31-5.1-5. Delivery obligations.

Every manufacturer shall specify to the dealer the delivery and preparation obligations of its motor vehicle dealers prior to delivery of new motor vehicles to retail buyers. A copy of the delivery and preparation obligations of its motor vehicle dealers, and a schedule of the compensation to be paid to its motor vehicle dealers for the work and services they shall be required to perform in connection with the delivery and preparation obligations, shall be filed with the department by every motor vehicle manufacturer, and shall constitute the dealer’s only responsibility for product liability as between the dealer and the manufacturer. The compensation as set forth on the schedule shall be in accordance with §§ 6A-2-329 and 31-5.1-6.

History of Section.
P. L. 1974, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 448, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 3.