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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:663

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dealer: means any person who is engaged in, or who intends to engage in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:661
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Finance company or finance agency: means any person engaged in the business of financing the sale of motor vehicles, or engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring promissory notes, either secured by vendor's privilege or chattel mortgage, arising from the sale of motor vehicles in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:661
  • Manufacturer: means any person who is engaged, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture of motor vehicles. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:661
  • purchase: include exchange, barter, gift, and offer to contract to sell or buy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:661
  • Wholesale distributor: means any person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the sale or distribution of motor vehicles to agents or dealers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:661

If any manufacturer or wholesale distributor on authority of any such manufacturer threatens to discontinue to sell, or terminate a contract to sell motor vehicles to the dealer unless the dealer finances the purchase or sale of motor vehicles only through a designated finance company or finance agency, that threat shall be prima facie evidence that the manufacturer or wholesale distributor has sold, or intends to sell motor vehicles, on the condition or with the agreement prohibited in La. Rev. Stat. 51:662.