# Utah Code § 13-14-101: Title -- Legislative purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_101

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 13-14-101
- **Heading:** Title -- Legislative purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13-14 / § 13-14-101

## Text

(1) This chapter shall be cited as the "New Automobile Franchise Act." (2) The Legislature finds that: (a) The distribution and sales of new motor vehicles through franchise arrangements in the state vitally affects the general economy of the state, the public interest, and the public welfare. A substantial inequality of bargaining power between motor vehicle franchisors and motor vehicle franchisees enables a franchisor: (i) to compel a franchisee to execute agreements that contain terms and conditions that a franchisee generally would not be agreed to absent the compulsion and duress that arise out of the inequality of bargaining power; and (ii) in some cases to terminate a franchise without good cause, or to force a franchisee out of business by the use of unfair practices. (b) Termination of franchises, without good cause or by unfair means: (i) diminishes competition and, as a result, leads to higher retail prices and fewer purchase options; (ii) adversely affects communities that depend on a franchisee to make available motor vehicles for sale or lease and to provide warranty work and other services related to vehicles; and (iii) undercuts expectations of consumers concerning the availability of future services including warranty work from the franchisee. (c) To promote the public welfare and in the exercise of the state's police powers, it is necessary to establish statutory guidelines regulating the relationship between franchisors and franchisees in the motor vehicle industry.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 13-14-101 § 13-14-101. Title -- Legislative purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-102 § 13-14-102. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_102.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-104 § 13-14-104. Powers and duties of  the executive director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_104.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-105 § 13-14-105. Registration -- Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_105.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-106 § 13-14-106. Administrative proceedings commenced by the agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_106.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-107 § 13-14-107. Administrative proceedings -- Request for agency action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_107.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-108 § 13-14-108. Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_108.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-201 § 13-14-201. Prohibited acts by franchisors -- Affiliates -- Disclosures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-202 § 13-14-202. Sale or transfer of ownership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_202.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-203 § 13-14-203. Succession to franchise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_203.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-204 § 13-14-204. Franchisor's obligations related to service -- Franchisor audits -- Time limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_204.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-205 § 13-14-205. Liability for damages to motor vehicles in transit -- Disclosure required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_205.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-206 § 13-14-206. Site-control agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_206.md)
- [Utah Code § 13-14-301 § 13-14-301. Termination or noncontinuance of franchise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T13_S13_14_301.md)

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