Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§6-B is enacted to read:

10 MRSA

§1187

Franchise

Board

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA c. 204 is amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 204

BUSINESS PRACTICES BETWEEN MOTOR

VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS

AND DEALERS

SUBCHAPTER 1

REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES BETWEEN

MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS,

DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS

Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §1171, sub-§1-C is enacted to read:

1-C.__Board.__"Board" means the Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board created pursuant to section 1187.

Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §1173-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 521, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §1174, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 521, §8, is further amended to read:

B. To coerce, or attempt to coerce, a motor vehicle dealer to enter into an agreement with that manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or division, factory branch or division, wholesale branch or division or officer, agent or other representative thereof, or to do any other act prejudicial to the dealer by threatening to cancel a franchise or a contractual agreement existing between that manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or division, factory branch or division or wholesale branch or division and that dealer or by threatening or attempting to modify a franchise during the term of the franchise or upon its renewal, if the modification substantially and adversely affects the motor vehicle dealer's rights, obligations, investment or return on investment, without giving 60 365 days' written notice by certified mail of the proposed