<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 32-6E-2 - Termination of franchise--Hearing. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2054072Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054072SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054072CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054072Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054072DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2054072Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2054072000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054072SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2054072SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2054072Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-6E-2"><span class="s2054072SENU">32-6E-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054072SENU">. </span><span class="s2054072CL">Termination of franchise--Hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054072Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054072DefaultParagraphFont">No franchisor may terminate or refuse to continue any franchise unless the franchisor has first established in a hearing held under the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2054072DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2054072DefaultParagraphFont">, that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054072Normal-000001"><span class="s2054072DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The franchisor has cause for termination or noncontinuance; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054072Normal-000001"><span class="s2054072DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Upon termination or noncontinuance, another franchise in the same line/make will become effective in the same community without diminution of the snowmobile service formerly provided or that the community cannot be reasonably expected to support such a dealership.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054072Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054072000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2054072Normal"><span class="s2054072SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2054072SCL-000003"> SL 1994, ch 248, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>