Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

registration certificate as required by law. See § 320.0605(1), Fla. Stat. (1993). The car, however, had

...dditional motor vehicle dealership so that the protesting dealer can claim standing based on the location or the sales made by some third dealership, such as Williamson Cadillac." We agree. Additionally, we note that the legislature has set forth in Section 320.605 the purpose of the Act. Section 320.605 states: It is the intent of the legislature to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the state by regulating the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consu...

...any substantive violations of the provisions of Sections 320.60 to 320.70. In case 90-718, Braman did not allege any specific statutory allegations in either the initial or amended petition. In case 90-908, Braman asserted a violation of a clause in Section 320.605, the legislative intent of the Motor Vehicle Act, which asserts that "maintaining competition" is one of the purposes of the act....

...NOTES [1] We have set forth the facts in Case No. 90-718 because the case appears to better illustrate appellant's contentions. The facts in Case No. 90-908 are substantially similar. [2] In Case No. 90-908, Braman alleged a violation of the maintenance of competition clause of Section 320.605, Florida Statutes. The legislative purpose of the Motor Vehicle Act was enunciated in 1988 in Section 320.605....

...f the state by regulating the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade[,] and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as motor vehicle dealers. § 320.605, Fla....

...ute covering the same and other subjects in more general terms." Stoletz v. State, 875 So.2d 572, 575 (Fla.2004) (quoting McKendry v. State, 641 So.2d 45, 46 (Fla.1994)). Because Section 320.64(20) is the more specific statute, it applies in lieu of Section 320.605....

...However, section 320.643 is a valid law which was in effect prior to the 1990 renewal of the dealership agreement between Ace and GM, and it clearly restricts the use of any term in a franchise agreement to circumvent or evade the statutory procedures. Section 320.643 is grounded in public policy. See section 320.605, Florida Statutes (1991)....

...fare ... by regulating the licensing of ... dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as ... dealers.” Id (quoting Fla. Stat. § 320.605 )....

...s of the state by regulating the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as motor vehicle dealers. § 320.605, Fla....

...of the state by regulating the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as motor vehicle dealers." § 320.605, Fla....

...n of whether an application should be granted, has no provision which even remotely implies that the Department has the authority to impose a time limit on an application it chooses to grant. [4] In pursuit of statutory authority, the majority cites section 320.605, Florida Statutes, which is not cited in the Administrative Code as authority for the rule and in fact is merely a statement setting forth the general intent of the Legislature in adopting sections 320.60 through 320.70, Florida Statutes....

...The express purpose of the statute is to “protect the public health, safety, and welfare ... by regulating the licensing of ... dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as ... dealers.” Fla. Stat. § 320.605 ....

participation as motor vehicle dealers.” Fla. Stat. § 320.605. The Alliance does not dispute that the State

...ting the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as motor vehicle dealers. § 320.605, Fla....

...Stat. (2017). 2 We reject the dealers’ argument that the intent of sections 320.60-320.70 is to protect dealers from powerful manufacturers. Here, the legislature has declared its intent and has said nothing about protecting dealers. The focus of section 320.605 appears to be primarily to protect “citizens of the state” and to promote fair dealing in the motor vehicle sales industry. -4-  As Maserati argues, for a manufacturer’s action to amoun...

...of automotive dealerships in the State of Florida. The relevant statutes are set forth in Chapter 320 of the Florida Statutes, the provisions of which the Department is charged with administering and enforcing. § 320.011, Fla. Stat. (2014). In section 320.605, the Florida Legislature manifested an intent “to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state by regulating the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as motor vehicle dealers.” § 320.605, Fla....

...State, 717 So.2d 200 (Fla. 5 th DCA 1998); Holmes v. State, 710 So.2d 651 (Fla. 4 th DCA 1998); Powell v. State, 649 So.2d 888 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). The order denying the motion to suppress determined that Willis had been “properly arrested for violation of F.S. 320.605[sic], a misdemeanor of the second degree....

arrangements with the manufacturer would violate § 320.605, Fla.Stat., which states in pertinent part: It