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State Dealer Protection Laws State Law Analysis State Citation Dealers Covered by Statute Good Cause Required for Termination Notice of Termination Required Buy Req Pennsylvania 73 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 205-1 to 205-10, the "Pennsylvania Fair Dealership Law" A, H, FL, T, L, F, LS, B, LM, excludes IC and ATV Yes Yes, 90 days Yes, day day Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 6-46-1 to 6-46-12, the "Rhode Island Equipment Dealership Act" FU, FO, I, C, F, YG, excludes SLD of I, FO, and C Yes Yes, 120 days Yes, day S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-6-10 to 39-6-180, the "Fair Practices of Farm, Construction, Industrial, and Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act" F, C, I, OP, excludes cranes, SLDs of C and EM and MLDs of OP Yes Yes, 180 days No S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-59-10 to 39-59-130 F, MA, U, I, YG No No Yes, term due S.D. Codified Laws §§ 32-39-1 to 32-39-4 A, excludes ORC --- --- --- S.D. Codified Laws §§ 37-5-1 to 37-5-18 MV, TR, MC, FT, I, C, F, OP, SN, ATV, excludes SLDs and dealers with $100 million+ gross sales from some provisions Yes No Yes, day Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-25-1301 to 47-25-1314 F, C, U, I, OP Yes Yes, 90 days Yes, day Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-25-1801 to 47-25-1808 F, C, U, I, OP --- --- --- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 57, the "Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, and Dealers Act" A, C, I, M, FO, LC, OP, excludes ATV Yes Yes, 180 days, 90 days for single-line dealer agreements Yes, day Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-14A-1 to 13-14A-9 F, U, LI, YG, excludes HI, C No No Yes, day Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-14B-101 to 13-14B-105, the "Uniform Equipment Dealers Warranty Reimbursement Act." A, C, U, I, OP, LG --- --- --- Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, §§ 4071 to 4082, 4083 to 4100 F, FU, FO, I, U, YG, excludes SLD of I, FO, C Yes Yes, 120 days Yes, day Va. Code §§ 59.1-352.1 to 59.1-352.10 F, C, U, I, OP Yes Yes, 90 days Yes, day Va. Code §§ 59.1-353 to 59.1-363, the "Heavy Equipment Dealer Act" HE (with some additional qualifications) used in C, I, MT, M, FO, excludes F Yes Yes, 120 days No Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 19.98.008 to 19.98.913 F, OP (if dealer primarily sells F) Yes Yes, 90 days (one year in some cases) Yes, W. Va. Code Ann. §§ 47-11F-1 to 47-11F-8, the "West Virginia Farm Equipment Dealer Contract Act" F, C, I, OP with inventory of $25K+ and provides repair services No Yes, 6 months Yes, Wisconsin Wis. Stat. §§ 135.01 to 135.07, the "Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law" All, excludes MV Yes Yes, 90 days Yes Wyoming Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-20-101 to 40-20-123, the "Wyoming Fair Practices of Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Dealers Act" ATV, LG, A, I, C, U, SLD has different coverage in some cases Yes Yes, 180 days (90 days for SLC) Yes, day South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia 26 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | October 2013 18_Law_Story_Feature_KP.indd 26 9/27/13 5:19 AM