Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-245A.1
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Good cause
Official statutory text
A. The dealer must give the supplier at least thirty (30) days’
prior written notice of termination. No supplier may terminate a
dealer agreement without good cause. Except as otherwise
specifically provided in the Fair Practices of Equipment
Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Dealers Act, “good
cause” means the failure by a dealer to substantially comply with
essential and reasonable requirements imposed upon the dealer by the
dealer agreement, provided such requirements are not different from
those requirements imposed on other similarly situated dealers
either by their terms or in the manner of their enforcement. In
addition, good cause shall exist whenever:
1. The dealer or dealership has transferred a controlling
ownership interest in its business without the supplier’s consent
unless the supplier does not have the right to withhold consent
under either the dealer agreement or under the terms of this act;
2. The dealer has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or
has had an involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed against it which
has not been discharged within thirty (30) days after the filing, or
there has been a closeout or sale of a substantial part of the
dealer’s assets related to the business, or there has been a
commencement of dissolution or liquidation of the dealer;
3. There has been a deletion, addition or change in dealer or
dealership locations without the prior written approval of the
supplier;
4. The dealer has defaulted under any chattel mortgage or other
security agreement between the dealer and the supplier, or there has
been a revocation of any guarantee of the dealer’s present or future
obligations to the supplier; provided, however, good cause will not
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exist if a person revokes any guarantee in connection with or
following the transfer of such person’s entire ownership interest in
the dealer unless the supplier requires the person to execute a new
guarantee of the dealer’s present or future obligations in
connection with the transfer of ownership interest;
5. The dealer has failed to operate in the normal course of
business for seven (7) consecutive days or has otherwise abandoned
its business;
6. The dealer has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of a
felony affecting the relationship between the dealer and supplier;
7. The dealer has engaged in conduct which is injurious or
detrimental to the dealer’s customers or to the public welfare or
the representation or reputation of the supplier’s product; or
8. The dealer has consistently failed to meet and maintain the
supplier’s requirements for reasonable standards and performance
objectives, so long as the supplier has given the dealer reasonable
standards and performance objectives that are based on the
manufacturer’s experience in other comparable market areas.
B. The provisions of this section will not apply to single-line
dealer agreements.
prior written notice of termination. No supplier may terminate a
dealer agreement without good cause. Except as otherwise
specifically provided in the Fair Practices of Equipment
Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Dealers Act, “good
cause” means the failure by a dealer to substantially comply with
essential and reasonable requirements imposed upon the dealer by the
dealer agreement, provided such requirements are not different from
those requirements imposed on other similarly situated dealers
either by their terms or in the manner of their enforcement. In
addition, good cause shall exist whenever:
1. The dealer or dealership has transferred a controlling
ownership interest in its business without the supplier’s consent
unless the supplier does not have the right to withhold consent
under either the dealer agreement or under the terms of this act;
2. The dealer has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or
has had an involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed against it which
has not been discharged within thirty (30) days after the filing, or
there has been a closeout or sale of a substantial part of the
dealer’s assets related to the business, or there has been a
commencement of dissolution or liquidation of the dealer;
3. There has been a deletion, addition or change in dealer or
dealership locations without the prior written approval of the
supplier;
4. The dealer has defaulted under any chattel mortgage or other
security agreement between the dealer and the supplier, or there has
been a revocation of any guarantee of the dealer’s present or future
obligations to the supplier; provided, however, good cause will not
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exist if a person revokes any guarantee in connection with or
following the transfer of such person’s entire ownership interest in
the dealer unless the supplier requires the person to execute a new
guarantee of the dealer’s present or future obligations in
connection with the transfer of ownership interest;
5. The dealer has failed to operate in the normal course of
business for seven (7) consecutive days or has otherwise abandoned
its business;
6. The dealer has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of a
felony affecting the relationship between the dealer and supplier;
7. The dealer has engaged in conduct which is injurious or
detrimental to the dealer’s customers or to the public welfare or
the representation or reputation of the supplier’s product; or
8. The dealer has consistently failed to meet and maintain the
supplier’s requirements for reasonable standards and performance
objectives, so long as the supplier has given the dealer reasonable
standards and performance objectives that are based on the
manufacturer’s experience in other comparable market areas.
B. The provisions of this section will not apply to single-line
dealer agreements.
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