SCS/HCS/HB 392 - This act requires franchisors, before granting a franchise to establish or relocate a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle franchise within the market area of an existing franchise representing the same line-make, to notify existing franchises in the relevant market area and allows the existing franchisee to file an action in court to determine whether good cause exists for the establishment or relocation of the franchise. The act does not apply to the reopening or replacement of a closed dealership that has been closed in the preceding year or replacement franchisee that is within two miles of the established place of business of the closed dealership.
CINDY KADLEC