Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-254.4
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Termination, cancellation, nonrenewal of agreement - Good
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cause - Notice.
A. No manufacturer, in its dealings with a dealer, may
terminate, cancel, or fail to renew an agreement as defined in
Section 254.2 of this title without good cause. As used in this
subsection, “good cause” means that the dealer has:
1. Employed a material device, scheme, or artifice to defraud
the manufacturer in connection with the performance of the
agreement;
2. Made false or materially misleading statements of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact in order to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances, not be false or
misleading in connection with the agreement, where the statements
made or omissions have had a material adverse effect upon the
manufacturer;
3. Engaged in any act, practice, or course of business which
operates in a material way as a fraud upon the manufacturer;
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4. Failed to comply with any material provision of the
agreement which has had a material adverse effect upon the
manufacturer, and the time to cure the noncompliance has expired;
5. Been convicted of a felony or any other crime involving
fraud, dishonesty, deceit, or moral turpitude in connection with the
agreement;
6. Impaired in a material way the trademark, trade name, or
similar commercial symbol of the manufacturer, trade name, or
similar commercial symbol;
7. Abandoned the business relating to the agreement for a
period of not less than sixty (60) consecutive days;
8. Been adjudicated as bankrupt or has become insolvent and
unable to pay debts as they become due;
9. Has, in the good faith judgment of the manufacturer, failed
to adequately perform the dealer’s sales, marketing, or service
functions under the agreement; or
10. Has, in the good faith judgment of the manufacturer, failed
to keep or maintain proper facilities, equipment, or sales or
service staff to adequately meet the needs of the manufacturer’s
customers or to support the market for the manufacturer’s goods and
services in the sales territory of the dealer.
B. Before any termination, cancellation, or failure to renew
any license, dealership, franchise, or other agreement becomes
effective, the manufacturer must first give the dealer not less than
ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of the proposed termination
or nonrenewal, where the notice states specifically the reasons for
the proposed action and gives the dealer not less than forty-five
(45) days to cure the claimed deficiency. If the manufacturer
proposes to discontinue the manufacture of aircraft or other line of
business authorized to be performed by the dealer, the manufacturer
shall give the dealer not less than one hundred eighty (180) days’
prior notice of the effective date of the discontinuance.
A. No manufacturer, in its dealings with a dealer, may
terminate, cancel, or fail to renew an agreement as defined in
Section 254.2 of this title without good cause. As used in this
subsection, “good cause” means that the dealer has:
1. Employed a material device, scheme, or artifice to defraud
the manufacturer in connection with the performance of the
agreement;
2. Made false or materially misleading statements of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact in order to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances, not be false or
misleading in connection with the agreement, where the statements
made or omissions have had a material adverse effect upon the
manufacturer;
3. Engaged in any act, practice, or course of business which
operates in a material way as a fraud upon the manufacturer;
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4. Failed to comply with any material provision of the
agreement which has had a material adverse effect upon the
manufacturer, and the time to cure the noncompliance has expired;
5. Been convicted of a felony or any other crime involving
fraud, dishonesty, deceit, or moral turpitude in connection with the
agreement;
6. Impaired in a material way the trademark, trade name, or
similar commercial symbol of the manufacturer, trade name, or
similar commercial symbol;
7. Abandoned the business relating to the agreement for a
period of not less than sixty (60) consecutive days;
8. Been adjudicated as bankrupt or has become insolvent and
unable to pay debts as they become due;
9. Has, in the good faith judgment of the manufacturer, failed
to adequately perform the dealer’s sales, marketing, or service
functions under the agreement; or
10. Has, in the good faith judgment of the manufacturer, failed
to keep or maintain proper facilities, equipment, or sales or
service staff to adequately meet the needs of the manufacturer’s
customers or to support the market for the manufacturer’s goods and
services in the sales territory of the dealer.
B. Before any termination, cancellation, or failure to renew
any license, dealership, franchise, or other agreement becomes
effective, the manufacturer must first give the dealer not less than
ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of the proposed termination
or nonrenewal, where the notice states specifically the reasons for
the proposed action and gives the dealer not less than forty-five
(45) days to cure the claimed deficiency. If the manufacturer
proposes to discontinue the manufacture of aircraft or other line of
business authorized to be performed by the dealer, the manufacturer
shall give the dealer not less than one hundred eighty (180) days’
prior notice of the effective date of the discontinuance.
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