Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 57.301 · Subchapter G. DELIVERY, SALE, AND RETURN OF EQUIPMENT
COERCED ORDERS, DELIVERIES, OR REFUSALS TO PURCHASE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 3079), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.57.htm
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