GA Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act capabilities. This subsection shall not relieve a dealer from any contractual obligation relating to the safeguard, storage, copy, use, ownership, or sharing of or access to data. (g) A dealer data systems vendor or authorized integrator shall not be held responsible for any action taken directly by a dealer or for any appropriately taken action upon written request of a dealer to the extent that such action prevents such vendor or integrator from meeting any legal obligation regarding the protection of protected data or results in any liability as a consequence of such actions by the dealer. (h) A dealer shall not be held responsible for any action taken directly by any of its dealer data systems vendor or authorized integrators or for any appropriately taken action upon written request of a dealer data system vendor or authorized integrator to the extent that such action prevents such dealer data systems vendor or authorized integrator to the extent that such action prevents such dealer data systems vendor or authorized integrator to the extent that such prevents such dealer from meeting any legal obligation regarding the protection of protected dealer data or results in any liability as a consequence of such actions by the dealer data systems vendor or authorized integrator. (i) The rights conferred on dealers in this Code section are not waivable and may not be reduced or otherwise modified by any contract, agreement, or incentive program. (j) Nothing in this Code section shall (1) Be interpreted to prevent a dealer or third party from discharging its obligations or limiting responsibilities as a service provider to protect and secure protected dealer data under an agreement or as otherwise required pursuant to federal, state, or local law; (2) Give a new motor vehicle dealer any ownership or rights to share or use motor vehicle diagnostic data beyond what is necessary to fulfill a dealer’s obligation to provide warranty, repair or service work to its customers; (3) Govern, restrict, or apply to data that exists outside of a dealer data system; or (4) Relieve a manufacturer, franchisor, distributor, third party acting on behalf of a manufacturer, franchisor, distributor, or affiliate thereof from requirements of Code Section 10-1-632.” Part 3: Motor Vehicle Warranty Practices 10-1-640. Short title. This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Warranty Practices Act.” 10-1-641. Requirements of franchisor, manufacturer, and distributor; reasonable compensation for parts and labor; recall notices; stop-sales. (a) (1) Each franchisor, manufacturer, or distributor: (A) Shall specify in writing to each of its dealers in this state the dealer’s obligations for predelivery preparation including the repair of damages incurred in the transportation of vehicles as set forth in Code Section 10-1-642, recall work, and warranty service on its products; (B) Shall, at the election of the dealer, reasonably compensate the dealer for parts and labor provided for such warranty service work as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection; (C) Shall provide the dealer with a schedule of compensation to be paid such dealer for parts, work, and service in connection therewith; (D) Shall provide the dealer with a schedule of the time allowance for the performance of such work and service. Any such schedule of compensation shall include reasonable compensation for diagnostic work, repair service, and labor. Time allowances for the diagnosis and performance of such work and service shall be reasonable and adequate for the work to be performed; and (E) Shall provide compensation to the dealer for assistance provided to a retail buyer or lessee whose vehicle required a change, repair, or update by remote means to any part, system, or accessory or to any function of his or her vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer, franchisor, or distributor when such assistance was 64 | 2025 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY | 2026 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
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