South Dakota Statutes
§ 37-5-1 — Coercion of dealer to force unwanted purchases as misdemeanor.
South Dakota·Title 37 TRADE REGULATION·Ch. 37-4A FRANCHISES OF DEALERS IN VEHICLES, IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any manufacturer, factory, branch, distributor, or distributor - branch, or any field representative, officer, agent, or representative of any of them to coerce or attempt to coerce any dealer to purchase or accept delivery of any merchandise, repair parts for the merchandise, or any other commodity that has not been ordered by the dealer; by threatening to cancel or terminate any franchise, agency, arrangement, or agreement existing between such manufacturer, factory, branch, distributor, distributor - branch, or any field representative, officer, agent, or representative of any of them and the dealer or by any other unfair means or by duress of any kind.
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Related
Equipment Manufacturers Institute v. Janklow
300 F.3d 842 (Eighth Circuit, 2002)
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136 F. Supp. 2d 991 (D. South Dakota, 2001)
Rodriguez v. Vaniperen
(D. South Dakota, 2024)
Legislative History
SL 1951, ch 262, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 54.1103; SL 1970, ch 219, § 1; SL 1973, ch 200, § 2; SDCL Supp, §
Nearby Sections
15
§ 37-1-11.1
Demand by attorney general to produce evidence relating to violations--Service--Contents.§ 37-1-11.2
Petition for enforcement of attorney general's demand--Court order--Protective provisions.§ 37-1-11.4
Self§ 37-1-14.1
Venue of actions for violation.§ 37-1-14.4
Limitation of actions for violations.§ 37-1-15
Repealed§ 37-1-17
Repealed§ 37-1-19
Repealed