Alabama § 8-21B-6 - Consent to Transfers.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 8-21B-6 — Consent to Transfers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-21B-6. Consent to Transfers.
(a) No supplier shall unreasonably withhold or delay consent to any transfer of the dealer’s business or dealer agreement or transfer of the stock or other interest in the dealership whenever the transferee meets the material and reasonable qualifications and standards of the supplier required in appointing its dealers. Should a supplier determine that a proposed transferee does not meet its qualifications and standards, it shall give the dealer written notice thereof, stating the specific reasons for withholding consent. No prospective transferee shall be disqualified to be a dealer because it is a publicly held corporation. A supplier shall have 45 days to consider a dealer’s request to make a transfer under this subsection.
(b) In any dispute as to whether a supplier has denied consent in violation of this section, the supplier shall have the burden of proving a substantial and reasonable justification for the denial of consent.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-21B-6 ("Consent to Transfers.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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