2023 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 44 - REVENUE - REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES (§§ 44-1-101 — 44-50-1001)
AUTOMOBILES (§§ 44-20-101 — 44-20-440)
Article 20 - SALE OF SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES (§§ 44-20-101 — 44-20-440)
Part 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (§§ 44-20-101 — 44-20-142)
Section 44-20-132 - Contract disputes - venue - choice of law

Universal Citation:
CO Rev Stat § 44-20-132 (2023)
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  • (1) In the event of a dispute between a motor vehicle dealer and a manufacturer under a franchise agreement, notwithstanding any provision of the agreement to the contrary:
    • (a) At the option of the motor vehicle dealer, venue shall be proper in the county or judicial district where the dealer resides or has its principal place of business; and
    • (b) Colorado law shall govern, both substantively and procedurally.

Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-6-122.5 and amended by 2018 Ch. 7,§ 2, eff. 10/1/2018.

L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 86, § 2, effective October 1.

This section is similar to former § 12-6-122.5 as it existed prior to 2018.


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