(A) A manufacturer may not coerce or attempt to coerce a dealer to:
(1) purchase a product that the dealer did not order;
(2) enter into an agreement with the manufacturer; or
(3) enter into an agreement that requires the dealer to submit its disputes to binding arbitration or otherwise waive rights or responsibilities provided under this chapter.
(B) As used in this section, the term "coerce" includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel, or not renew a manufacturer/dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer/dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer/dealer agreement.
HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 51 (S.321), Section 1, eff November 19, 2017.
Editor's Note
2017 Act No. 51,Sections 6, 7, provide:
"SECTION 6. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 56.
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor and applies to manufacturer/dealer agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2018."
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