Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Carter Brothers Manufacturing Co., Inc., intends to allow the establishment of O.P.E., Inc., as a dealership for the sale of motorcycles manufactured by Sanyang Industry Co. Ltd. (SANY) at 92 Monahan Drive, Fort Walton Beach, (Okaloosa County), Florida 32547, on or after May 12, 2008.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of O.P.E., Inc. are dealer operator(s): A.L. Stiles, 211 Costaki Court, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548; principal investor(s): A.L. Stiles, 211 Costaki Court, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statues, as amended by Chapter 88-395, Laws of Florida, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.
Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS 65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.
A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by U.S. Mail to: Jack Mullinax, Carter Brothers Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1871 Highway 231, Brundidge, Alabama 36010.
If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicants compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
