1st Sub. S.B. 68
         NEW AUTOMOBILE FRANCHISE ACT AMENDMENTS

Senate Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 17, 2012 1:34 PM



Senator Scott K. Jenkins proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 13, Line 390 :    

             390      incentive, or program that is offered to but declined
  or not accepted       by a franchisee, even if a similar payment


2.    Page 14, Lines 402 through 410 :    

             402          (14)
  (a)       Subsection (1)(pp)(i) does not apply to:

             403          
{   (a)   }        (i)       signage purchased by a franchisee in which the franchisor has an intellectual

             404      property right; or
             405          
{   (b)   }        (ii)       a good used in a facility construction, alteration, or remodel that is:

             406          
{   (i)   }        (A)       a moveable interior display that contains material subject to a franchisor's

             407      intellectual property right; or
             408          
{   (ii)   }        (B)       specifically eligible for reimbursement of over one-half its cost pursuant to a

             409      franchisor or distributor program or incentive granted to the franchisee on reasonable, written
             410      terms.
    
  (b) Subsection (1)(pp)(ii) may not be construed to allow a franchisee to:

    (i) impair or eliminate a franchisor's intellectual property right; or
    (ii) erect or maintain a sign that does not conform to the franchisor's reasonable fabrication specifications and intellectual property usage guidelines.  

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