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required to pay the price charged by the dealer to retail customers | | for parts of systems, appliances, furnishings, accessories and | | fixtures of a motor home as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, | | subsection 40 that are designed, used and maintained primarily for | | nonvehicular residential purposes. Any claim made by a franchisee | | for compensation for parts provided or for reimbursement for labor | performed in satisfaction of a warranty must be paid within 30 | | days of its approval. All the claims must be either approved or | disapproved within 30 | | submitted within 90 days after the performance of services. When | any suchit | mustits | | disapproval within that period, together with the specific reasons | for its disapproval. No | | restriction upon reimbursement, or otherwise, restrict the nature | | or extent of labor performed or parts provided so that such | | restriction impairs the franchisee's ability to satisfy a warranty | | created by the franchisor by performing labor in a professional | | manner or by providing parts required in accordance with generally | | accepted standards. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 10 MRSA §1178, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 573, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Agreements subject to this chapter. Written or oral | | agreements between a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor with | | a motor vehicle dealer including, but not limited to, the | | franchise offering, the franchise agreement, sales agreements, | | policies and procedures agreements, bulletins or manuals, sales | | of goods, services or advertising, leases or mortgages of real or | | personal property, promises to pay, security interests, pledges, | | insurance contracts, advertising contracts, construction or | | installation contracts, servicing contracts, and all other such | | agreements in which the manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor | has any direct or indirect interest, shall be | | chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 10 MRSA c. 204, sub-c. 2 is enacted to read: |
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| | | MAINE MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE BOARD |
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| | | §1187.__Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board; established |
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| | | The Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board, as established in | | Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 6-B and referred to in this | | chapter as "the board," is established for the purpose of | | enforcing the provisions of this chapter. |
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