{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-57.301","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 57.301","heading":"COERCED ORDERS, DELIVERIES, OR REFUSALS TO PURCHASE.","body":"(a) A supplier may not coerce, compel, or require a dealer to accept delivery of equipment or a repair part that has not been voluntarily ordered by the dealer, unless:\n(1) the equipment or repair part is a safety feature required by the supplier or applicable law; or\n(2) the dealer is otherwise required by applicable law to accept the delivery.\n(b) A supplier may not coerce a dealer to refuse purchase of equipment manufactured by another supplier.\n(c) It shall not be considered a violation of this section if the supplier requires a dealer to have or provide separate facilities, financial statements, or sales staff for major competing product lines if the supplier gives the dealer at least three years' notice of such a requirement.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 3079), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 4. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND AGREEMENTS","CHAPTER 57. AGRICULTURAL, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL, MINING, FORESTRY, LANDSCAPING, AND OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT DEALER AGREEMENTS","SUBCHAPTER G. DELIVERY, SALE, AND RETURN OF EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.57.htm#57.301","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"877a1408f7884d615d617a4fdaa35fb68237c5da304c103173bfa4b44c2043fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-57.258","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-57.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}