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10 M.R.S. §1179: Franchise interest, vested rights
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE
- PART 3: REGULATION OF TRADE
- CHAPTER 204: BUSINESS PRACTICES BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS
- SUBCHAPTER 1: REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor or franchisor without due cause, to fail to renew a franchise on terms then equally available to all its motor vehicle dealers, to terminate a franchise or to restrict the transfer of a franchise unless the franchisee shall receive fair and reasonable compensation for the value of the business.
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