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(c) Conviction of or plea of nolo contendere of a

 
franchised motor vehicle dealer, or one of its
principal owners, of murder or any Class A, B or C
crime, as defined in the Maine Criminal Code,
Title 17-A, in which a sentence of imprisonment of
one year or more or a death sentence is imposed
under Title 17-A, sections 1251 and 1252 chapter
51, 52 or 52-A; or

 
(d) Revocation of the franchised motor vehicle
dealer's license pursuant to Title 29-A, section
903;

 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1243, sub-§3, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 473, §3,
is amended to read:

 
Q. To cancel, terminate, fail to renew or refuse to continue
any franchise relationship with a licensed new personal
sports mobile dealer, notwithstanding the terms, provisions
or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or
provisions of any waiver, without first providing
notification of the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or
noncontinuance to the new personal sports mobile dealer as
follows:

 
(1) Notification under this paragraph must be in
writing and must be delivered personally or by
certified mail to the new personal sports mobile dealer
and must contain:

 
(a) A statement of intention to terminate, cancel,
not continue or not renew the franchise;

 
(b) A statement of the reasons for the
termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or
nonrenewal; and

 
(c) The date on which the termination,
cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal takes
effect;

 
(2) The notice required in this paragraph may not be
given less than 90 days prior to the effective date of
the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or
nonrenewal, except as provided in subparagraph (3); or

 
(3) The notice required in this paragraph may not be
given less than 15 days prior to the effective date of
the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or
nonrenewal with respect to any of the following:


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