Approval by a manufacturer or franchisor of an application filed under §§ 32-6B-73 to 32-6B-78, inclusive, may not be unreasonably withheld. It is unreasonable for a manufacturer or franchisor to reject a prospective transferee who otherwise meets the manufacturer’s or franchisor’s written, reasonable, and uniformly applied standards or qualifications, if any, relating to the prospective transferee’s business experience and financial qualifications.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-6B-76

  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2000, ch 150, § 4; SL 2002, ch 153, § 2.