Regulación sobre franquicias de motocicletas en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si alguien quiere abrir una nueva tienda de motocicletas en un área donde ya hay otras, debe avisar primero a las tiendas existentes. Además, si se quiere abrir una nueva tienda, debe demostrar que todas las tiendas pueden sobrevivir.

Es como si en un barrio ya hubiera varias panaderías. Si alguien quiere abrir otra panadería, primero debe preguntar a las otras si pueden seguir vendiendo pan sin problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan quiere abrir una nueva tienda de motocicletas en su ciudad, donde ya hay dos tiendas. Antes de hacerlo, debe enviar una carta a esas tiendas avisándoles de su intención. Si una de las tiendas responde en 30 días diciendo que no cree que todas puedan sobrevivir, se podría hacer una reunión para discutirlo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

To grant an additional franchise for a particular line-make of motorcycle in a relevant market area in which a dealer or dealers in that line-make are already located unless the franchisor has first advised in writing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, all other dealers in the line-make in the relevant market area. No such additional franchise may be established at the proposed site unless the Commissioner has determined, if requested by a dealer of the same line-make in the relevant market area within 30 days after receipt of the franchisor's notice of intention to establish the additional franchise, and after a hearing on the matter, that there is reasonable evidence that after the grant of the new franchise, the market will support all of the dealers in that line-make in the relevant market area. Establishing a franchised dealer in a relevant market area to replace a franchised dealer that has not been in operation for more than two years shall constitute the establishment of a new franchise subject to the terms of this subdivision. The two-year period for replacing a franchised dealer shall begin on the day the franchise was terminated or, if a termination hearing was held, on the day the franchisor was legally permitted finally to terminate the franchise. This subdivision shall not apply to (i) the relocation of an existing dealer within that dealer's relevant market area if the relocation site is to be more than 10 miles distant from any other dealer for the same line-make; (ii) the relocation of an existing dealer within that dealer's relevant market area if the relocation site is to be more distant than the existing site from all other dealers of the same line-make in that relevant market area; or (iii) the relocation of an existing new motorcycle dea