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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 37 - TRADE REGULATION
Chapter 5 - FRANCHISES OF DEALERS IN VEHICLES, IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
Section 37-5-3 - Unfair cancellation of dealer franchise as misdemeanor

S.D. Codified Laws § 37-5-3

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Section 37-5-3 - Unfair cancellation of dealer franchise as misdemeanor

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.

SDCL 37-5-3

SL 1951, ch 262, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 54.1103; SL 1970, ch 219, § 3; SL 1973, ch 200, § 2; SDCL Supp, § 37-5-1.1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 237; SL 1995, ch 228, § 3; SL 2004, ch 254, §6.