32-6B-56. Dealer's license not to be issued to franchisee absent compliance by franchisor.

If a franchisor enters into or attempts to enter into a franchise for an additional new vehicle dealership in a community where the same line-make is already represented, without first complying with the provisions of this chapter, no dealer's license may be issued to that franchisee or proposed franchisee to engage in the business of selling new vehicles, manufactured or distributed by that franchisor.

Source: SL 1986, ch 250, § 57; SL 2010, ch 156, § 12, eff. Mar. 9, 2010.

32-6B-56.1. Trailer franchisees not subject to certain provisions.

The provisions of §§ 32-6B-45 to 32-6B-56, inclusive, do not apply to any trailer franchisee dealing in trailers with a weight of three thousand pounds or less. This section may not be construed to exclude such a franchisee from the licensing and other requirements contained in this chapter.

Source: SL 2010, ch 156, § 4, eff. Mar. 9, 2010.