{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-245a.1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-245A.1","heading":"Good cause","body":"A. The dealer must give the supplier at least thirty (30) days’\n\nprior written notice of termination. No supplier may terminate a\n\ndealer agreement without good cause. Except as otherwise\n\nspecifically provided in the Fair Practices of Equipment\n\nManufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Dealers Act, “good\n\ncause” means the failure by a dealer to substantially comply with\n\nessential and reasonable requirements imposed upon the dealer by the\n\ndealer agreement, provided such requirements are not different from\n\nthose requirements imposed on other similarly situated dealers\n\neither by their terms or in the manner of their enforcement. In\n\naddition, good cause shall exist whenever:\n\n1. The dealer or dealership has transferred a controlling\n\nownership interest in its business without the supplier’s consent\n\nunless the supplier does not have the right to withhold consent\n\nunder either the dealer agreement or under the terms of this act;\n\n2. The dealer has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or\n\nhas had an involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed against it which\n\nhas not been discharged within thirty (30) days after the filing, or\n\nthere has been a closeout or sale of a substantial part of the\n\ndealer’s assets related to the business, or there has been a\n\ncommencement of dissolution or liquidation of the dealer;\n\n3. There has been a deletion, addition or change in dealer or\n\ndealership locations without the prior written approval of the\n\nsupplier;\n\n4. The dealer has defaulted under any chattel mortgage or other\n\nsecurity agreement between the dealer and the supplier, or there has\n\nbeen a revocation of any guarantee of the dealer’s present or future\n\nobligations to the supplier; provided, however, good cause will not\n\nexist if a person revokes any guarantee in connection with or\n\nfollowing the transfer of such person’s entire ownership interest in\n\nthe dealer unless the supplier requires the person to execute a new\n\nguarantee of the dealer’s present or future obligations in\n\nconnection with the transfer of ownership interest;\n\n5. The dealer has failed to operate in the normal course of\n\nbusiness for seven (7) consecutive days or has otherwise abandoned\n\nits business;\n\n6. The dealer has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of a\n\nfelony affecting the relationship between the dealer and supplier;\n\n7. The dealer has engaged in conduct which is injurious or\n\ndetrimental to the dealer’s customers or to the public welfare or\n\nthe representation or reputation of the supplier’s product; or\n\n8. The dealer has consistently failed to meet and maintain the\n\nsupplier’s requirements for reasonable standards and performance\n\nobjectives, so long as the supplier has given the dealer reasonable\n\nstandards and performance objectives that are based on the\n\nmanufacturer’s experience in other comparable market areas.\n\nB. The provisions of this section will not apply to single-line\n\ndealer agreements.","path":["OK Code","Title 15"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"18c6dbd5b7c231e44beb5d30f436cf81964111864e5b5bb84e0d2c36f0ea1966","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-245a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-15-15-245a.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}