Protests

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The Vehicle Code grants the Board jurisdiction to decide cases involving various franchise, compensation, and reimbursement issues between new vehicle franchisors and franchisees. In general there are statutes that provide the authority and procedures for these disputes for new motor vehicles other than recreational vehicles (RVs) (Veh. Code § 3060 et seq.) and for RVs (Veh. Code § 3070 et seq.). By clicking on the type or types of protests you are interested in below, you will be directed to the appropriate pages containing links to the relevant statutes, regulations and forms for each type of protest, as well as a description. These are:

Protests that cover the following types of disputes:

I. Attempts by the franchisor to:

II. Protests by the franchisee to the franchisor's: