If after the termination of a contract or agreement, the dealer submits a warranty claim to the supplier for work performed prior to the effective date of the termination of such contract or agreement, the supplier shall accept or reject such claim within a minimum of forty-five days from the day the supplier received the warranty claim. A warranty claim not rejected before the expiration of such forty-five-day period shall be deemed to be accepted by the supplier. In the event a warranty claim is accepted by the supplier as prescribed in this section, such claim shall be paid by such supplier not later than sixty days from the date the supplier received the claim.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 47-11F-7

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contract: means a written or oral agreement or contract between a dealer and a supplier, by the terms of which the dealer is granted the right to sell the supplier'. See West Virginia Code 47-11F-2
  • Dealer: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other business entity engaged in the business of selling, at retail, farm, construction, industrial or outdoor power equipment or any combination of the foregoing and who maintains a total inventory of new equipment and repair parts having an aggregate value of not less than $25,000 at current net price and who provides repair service for such equipment. See West Virginia Code 47-11F-2
  • Supplier: means a wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor who enters into an agreement with a dealer and who supplies inventory to such dealer. See West Virginia Code 47-11F-2
  • Termination: means the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or discontinuation of an agreement. See West Virginia Code 47-11F-2