Utah § 13-75-201 Franchisee religious day operation protection.

Utah Statutes

§ 13-75-201 — Franchisee religious day operation protection.

Utah § 13-75-201

Title 13Commerce and Trade

Ch. 13-75Franchise Protection Act

Part 13-75-2Franchisee Protection

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Utah Code Ann. § 13-75-201 (2026).

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(1)Except as provided in Subsection (2), when a franchisee asserts a sincerely held religious belief, a franchisor may not:

(1)(a) unilaterally impose a religious day operation requirement;

(1)(b) require a franchisee to accept a religious day operation requirement as a part of an amendment to the franchise agreement; or

(1)(c) refuse to renew a franchise agreement based solely on a franchisee's failure to comply with a religious day operation requirement.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply when:

(2)(a) the original franchise agreement provides a religious day operation requirement;

(2)(b) the franchisee agrees through a renewal or an amendment to the franchise agreement to a religious day operation requirement; or

(2)(c) the franchisor and the franchisee enter into a franchise agreement t

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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), when a franchisee asserts a sincerely held religious belief, a franchisor may not:
(1)(a) unilaterally impose a religious day operation requirement;
(1)(b) require a franchisee to accept a religious day operation requirement as a part of an amendment to the franchise agreement; or
(1)(c) refuse to renew a franchise agreement based solely on a franchisee's failure to comply with a religious day operation requirement.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply when:
(2)(a) the original franchise agreement provides a religious day operation requirement;
(2)(b) the franchisee agrees through a renewal or an amendment to the franchise agreement to a religious day operation requirement; or
(2)(c) the franchisor and the franchisee enter into a franchise agreement to develop an additional franchise location that contains a religious day operation requirement.
(3) The protections provided in Subsection (1) are not transferable.
(4) If a court with jurisdiction finds reasonable cause to believe that a franchisor violated Subsection (1), the court may order:
(4)(a) actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs to the franchisee;
(4)(b) a permanent or temporary injunction, a temporary restraining order, or other appropriate order; and
(4)(c) civil penalties against the franchisor in an amount not exceeding:
(4)(c)(i) $10,000 for a first violation;
(4)(c)(ii) $25,000 for a second violation within three years after the day on which the franchisee filed the complaint for the first violation; or
(4)(c)(iii) $50,000 for a violation subsequent to a second violation within five years after the day on which the franchisee filed the complaint for the first violation.