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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 57.301

COERCED ORDERS, DELIVERIES, OR REFUSALS TO PURCHASE

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 3079), Sec. 2, eff

(a) A supplier may not coerce, compel, or require a dealer to accept delivery of equipment or a repair part that has not been voluntarily ordered by the dealer, unless:

(1) the equipment or repair part is a safety feature required by the supplier or applicable law; or

(2) the dealer is otherwise required by applicable law to accept the delivery.

(b) A supplier may not coerce a dealer to refuse purchase of equipment manufactured by another supplier.

(c) It shall not be considered a violation of this section if the supplier requires a dealer to have or provide separate facilities, financial statements, or sales staff for major competing product lines if the supplier gives the dealer at least three years' notice of such a requirement.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.