{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-37-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 37-5-3","heading":"Unfair cancellation of dealer franchise as misdemeanor.","body":"It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any manufacturer, factory, branch, distributor, or distributor-branch, or any field representative, officer, agent, or representative of any of them, unfairly, without due regard to the equities of the dealer and without just provocation, to cancel the franchise of any dealer.","path":["TITLE 37. TRADE REGULATION","CHAPTER 37-5. FRANCHISES OF DEALERS IN VEHICLES, IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/37-5-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"b914c090dee13868bdcd0ae88ee3050fa806c862ae4962e8641e0e4693021dda","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-37-5-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-37-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}