www.GADA.com | 63 (e) Any corporation or association which is primarily owned by or comprised of dealers and which primarily represents the interests of dealers shall have standing to file a petition or cause of action with the Department of Revenue or with any court of competent jurisdiction for itself or by, for, or on behalf of any dealer or group of dealers for an alleged violation of this article or for the determination of any rights created by this article. (f) In addition to any county in which venue is proper in accordance with any provision of the Constitution of this state or any other provision of this Code, in any cause of action brought against a manufacturer, franchisor, or distributor which is a corporation by a dealer for any alleged breach of the franchise agreement or alleged violation of this article or for the determination of any rights created by the franchise agreement or this article, venue shall be proper in the county in which the dealer engaged in the business of selling the products or services of such manufacturer, franchisor, or distributor, and the manufacturer, franchisor, or distributor which is a corporation shall be deemed to reside in such county for venue purposes. Any provision of a franchise or other agreement, under which the parties determine, agree to, control, restrict, establish, limit, or direct the venue in which a cause of action under this article shall be brought, shall be void. 10-1-624. Persons subject to article; written instruments violating article void; franchisor’s use of subsidiary to accomplish illegal act. (a) Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this state in connection with the offering of advertising for sale or has business dealings with respect to a new motor vehicle sale within this state shall be subject to the provisions of this article and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state. (b) The applicability of this article shall not be affected by a choice of law clause in any franchise, agreement, waiver, novation, or any other written instrument. (c) Any provision of any franchise, agreement, waiver, novation, or any other written instrument executed, modified, extended, or renewed after July 1, 1983, which is in violation of any Code section of this article, and any amendments thereto, shall be deemed null and void and without force and effect. (d) No franchisor shall use any subsidiary corporation, affiliated corporation, or any other controlled corporation, partnership, association, or person to accomplish what would otherwise be illegal conduct under this article on the part of the franchisor. 10-1-625. Statute of limitations. Actions arising out of any provision of this article shall be commenced within a four-year period of the accrual of the cause of action; however, if a person liable under this article conceals the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring the action, the period prior to the discovery of his cause of action by the person entitled to bring such action shall be excluded in determining the time limited for the commencement of the action. 10-1-626. Remedies not exclusive. The rights, remedies, and duties contained in this article are not exclusive but are cumulative with the rights, remedies, and duties otherwise provided by law. The rights and duties contained in the various parts of this article are not exclusive but are cumulative with the rights and duties provided in other parts of this article.
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