8-21B-4
Section 8-21B-4 Amendment, termination, etc., of dealer agreement - Good cause required. (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or dealer agreement, no supplier shall unilaterally amend, terminate, or refuse to renew any dealer agreement, or unilaterally cause a dealer to resign from a dealer agreement, unless the supplier has first complied with this chapter and good cause exists for amendment, termination, nonrenewal, or causing of resignation. The term good cause shall not include the sale or purchase of a supplier. The term good cause shall be limited to withdrawal by the supplier, its successors, and assigns of the sale of its products in Alabama or dealer performance deficiencies including, but not limited to, failure by the dealer to comply substantially, without reasonable cause, with any reasonable and material requirement imposed upon such dealer in writing by the supplier, including, but not limited to, a substantial failure by a dealer to...
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28-9-6
Section 28-9-6 Amendment, cancellation, etc., of agreements; proof of good faith; notice; good cause. (a) Notwithstanding any agreement and except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, a supplier shall not: amend or modify an agreement; cause a wholesaler to resign from an agreement; or cancel, terminate, fail to renew, or refuse to continue under an agreement, unless the supplier has complied with all of the following: (1) Has satisfied the applicable notice requirements of subsection (c) of this section. (2) Has acted in good faith. (3) Has good cause for the amendment, modification, cancellation, termination, nonrenewal, discontinuance, or forced resignation. (b) For each amendment, modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance, the supplier shall have the burden of proving that it has acted in good faith, that the notice requirements under this section have been complied with, and that there was good cause for the amendment, modification, termination,...
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45-2-22.06
Section 45-2-22.06 Conditions of amendment, modification, termination, etc., of agreement. (a) Notwithstanding any agreement and except as otherwise provided for in this part, a supplier shall not: Amend or modify an agreement; cause a wholesaler to resign from an agreement; or cancel, terminate, fail to renew, or refuse to continue under an agreement, unless the supplier has complied with all of the following: (1) Has satisfied the applicable notice requirements of subsection (c). (2) Has acted in good faith. (3) Has good cause for the amendment, modification, cancellation, termination, nonrenewal, discontinuance, or forced resignation. (b) For each amendment, modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance, the supplier shall have the burden of proving that it has acted in good faith, that the notice requirements under this section have been complied with, and that there was good cause for the amendment, modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or...
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45-37-21.07
Section 45-37-21.07 Amendment, modification, termination, etc., of agreement. (a) Notwithstanding any agreement and except as otherwise provided for in this part, a supplier shall not amend or modify an agreement; cause a wholesaler to resign from an agreement; or cancel, terminate, fail to renew, or refuse to continue under an agreement, unless, in any of the foregoing cases, the supplier has complied with all of the following: (1) Has satisfied the applicable notice requirements of subsection (c). (2) Has acted in good faith. (3) Has good cause for the amendment, modification, cancellation, termination, nonrenewal, discontinuance, or forced resignation. (b) For each amendment, modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance, the supplier shall have the burden of proving that it has acted in good faith, that the notice requirements under this section have been complied with, and that there was good cause for the amendment, modification, termination,...
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45-49-23.05
Section 45-49-23.05 Conditions of amendment, modification, termination, etc., of agreement. (a) Notwithstanding any agreement and except as otherwise provided for in this part, a supplier shall not: amend or modify an agreement; cause a wholesaler to resign from an agreement; or cancel, terminate, fail to renew, or refuse to continue under an agreement, unless the supplier has complied with all of the following: (1) Has satisfied the applicable notice requirements of subsection (c). (2) Has acted in good faith. (3) Has good cause for the amendment, modification, cancellation, termination, nonrenewal, discontinuance, or forced resignation. (b) For each amendment, modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance, the supplier shall have the burden of proving that it has acted in good faith, that the notice requirements under this section have been complied with, and that there was good cause for the amendment, modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or...
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8-21A-3
Section 8-21A-3 Violations by suppliers generally. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a supplier to do any of the following: (1) To coerce, compel, or require any dealer to order or accept delivery of any equipment or parts with special features or accessories not included in the base list price of such equipment as publicly advertised by the supplier which the dealer has not voluntarily ordered. (2) To coerce, compel, or require any dealer to enter into any agreement, whether written or oral, as a supplement to an existing dealer agreement with such supplier unless such supplemental agreement is imposed on all other dealers in the state doing business with that same supplier. (3) To discriminate in the delivery of equipment to any dealer in reasonable quantities and within a reasonable time after receipt of the equipment dealer's order, if the equipment covered by the dealer agreement was specifically represented by the supplier to be available for immediate delivery....
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8-21A-4
Section 8-21A-4 Termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of dealer agreement; sales contract, etc.; new or relocated dealership; sale or lease of new equipment. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), notwithstanding any dealer agreement, sales contract, franchise agreement, or other agreement by and between dealer and supplier except where grounds for termination or nonrenewal of a dealer's agreement or a change in his or her competitive position are contained in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (b), a supplier shall give a dealer at least 90 days' written notice of the supplier's intent to terminate, cancel, or not renew a dealer agreement or change the dealer's competitive circumstances. The notice shall state all reasons relied upon by supplier to show good cause for the action and shall provide the dealer with a reasonable time in which to correct any claimed deficiency with a minimum of at least six months. Once mutually agreeable steps have been...
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8-20-5
Section 8-20-5 Limitations on cancellations, modifications, terminations, and nonrenewals of franchise relationships. (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise or notwithstanding the terms or provisions of any waiver, no manufacturer shall cancel, terminate, modify, fail to renew, or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new motor vehicle dealer unless the manufacturer has: (1) Satisfied the notice requirement of this section. (2) Acted in good faith as defined in this chapter. (3) Has good cause for the cancellation, termination, modification, nonrenewal, or noncontinuance. (b) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, good cause shall exist for the purposes of a termination, cancellation, modification, nonrenewal, or noncontinuance when: (1) There is a failure by the new motor vehicle dealer to comply with a provision of the franchise...
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8-21A-6
Section 8-21A-6 Supplier's duties to dealers - Agreements to maintain inventory; supplier's duty to repurchase inventory, etc. upon termination of agreement; transfer of title and right of possession; continuing security interest; items not covered; civil liability of supplier; remedies. (a) Whenever any dealer enters into a dealer agreement with a supplier wherein the dealer agrees to maintain an inventory of equipment and/or repair parts and the dealer agreement is subsequently terminated or not renewed, whether by either party or mutual consent of both, the supplier shall repurchase the inventory as provided in this section. Further, supplier shall repurchase at its fair market value or assume the lease responsibilities of any specific data processing hardware and/or software that the supplier required the dealer to purchase to satisfy the minimum requirements of the dealer agreement and repurchase at 75 percent of the current net price any merchandising tools, accessories, and...
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28-9-4
Section 28-9-4 Prohibited acts - Suppliers. A supplier is prohibited from doing the following: (1) Fail to provide each wholesaler of the supplier's brand or brands with a written agreement which contains in total the supplier's agreement with each wholesaler, and designates a specific exclusive sales territory. Any agreement which is in existence on March 3, 1988, shall be renewed consistent with this chapter; provided, that this chapter may be incorporated by reference in the agreement. Provided, however, nothing contained herein shall prevent a supplier from appointing, one time for a period not to exceed 90 days, a wholesaler to temporarily service a sales territory not designated to another wholesaler, until such time as a wholesaler is appointed by the supplier; and such wholesaler who is designated to service the sales territory during this period of temporary service shall not be in violation of the chapter, and, with respect to the temporary service territory, shall not have...
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