Section 45.45.790. Definitions.

In AS 45.45.700 - 45.45.790,
        (1) "dealer" means a person who enters into a distributorship agreement and who, under the agreement, receives merchandise or services from a distributor;
        (2) "distributor" means a person who enters into a distributorship agreement and who, under the agreement, provides merchandise or services to a dealer; the term includes
             (A) a wholesaler;
             (B) a manufacturer;
             (C) a person that is a parent corporation or an affiliated corporation of a person identified in (A) or (B) of this paragraph; and
             (D) a field representative, an officer, an agent, or another direct or indirect representative of a person identified in (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph;
        (3) "distributorship agreement" means an agreement, whether express, implied, oral, or written, between two or more persons
             (A) by which a person receives the right to
                  (i) sell or lease merchandise or services at retail or wholesale; or
                  (ii) use a trade name, trademark, service mark, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol; and
             (B) in which the parties to the agreement have a joint interest, whether equal or unequal, in the offering, selling, or leasing of the merchandise or services;
        (4) "merchandise" includes parts and accessories;
        (5) "terminate" includes failing to renew.

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 67 PRODUCT WARRANTIES & REQUIRED UPDATES

History

(Sec. 1 ch 15 SLA 2002)