Section 60-1429 - Franchise; termination; noncontinuation; change community; additional dealership; acts not constituting good causeNotwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement or franchise, the following shall not constitute good cause, as used in sections 60-1420 and 60-1422, for the termination or noncontinuation of a franchise, for changing the franchisee's community, or for entering into a franchise for the establishment of an additional dealership in a community for the same line-make:
(1) The sole fact that the franchisor desires further penetration of the market;(2) The change of ownership of the franchisee's dealership or the change of executive management of the franchisee's dealership unless the franchisor, having the burden of proof, proves that such change of ownership or executive management will be substantially detrimental to the distribution of the franchisor's motor vehicles, combination motor vehicles and trailers, motorcycles, or trailer products or to competition in the community. Substantially detrimental may include, but is not limited to, the failure of any proposed transferee or individual to meet the current criteria generally applied by the franchisor in qualifying new motor vehicle dealers; or(3) The fact that the franchisee refused to purchase or accept delivery of any motor vehicle, combination motor vehicle and trailer, motorcycle, trailer, vehicle parts or accessories, or other commodity or service not ordered by the franchisee.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-1429
Laws 1971, LB 768, § 29; Laws 1984, LB 825, § 32; Laws 1989, LB 280, § 6; Laws 2011, LB 477, § 6.