{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-51-07-03","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 51-07-03","heading":"Failure to pay sum specified on cancellation of contract - Liability","body":"If a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of merchandise and tools covered under section 51-07-01, upon cancellation of a contract by either a retailer or a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor, fails or refuses to make payment to the retailer as is required by section 51-07-01, or refuses to supply covered merchandise or tools to any retailer of the merchandise, who may have a retail sales contract dated after July 31, 2003, or a contract with no expiration date or a continuing contract in force or effect on August 1, 2003, with the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor, the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor is liable in a civil action to be brought by the retailer for the amounts provided under subsection 1 of section 51-07-01. The obligations of any wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor apply to any successor in interest or assignee of that wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor. A successor in interest includes any purchaser of assets or stock, any surviving corporation or limited liability company resulting from a merger or liquidation, any receiver, or any trustee of the original wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor.","path":["Title 51 Sales And Exchanges","Chapter 51-07 Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c07.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"b2ef3a6aa63aa07874d4969a4aa6139890febef717da9b13958e684d7294dcb4","source_id":"us-nd","stale":false,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-51-07-02.4","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-51-07-04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}