61-4-132. Right of designated family member to succeed in dealership ownership. - Montana Statutes

     61-4-132. Right of designated family member to succeed in dealership ownership. (1) Any designated family member of a deceased or incapacitated dealer may succeed the dealer in the ownership or operation of the dealership under the existing franchise or distribution agreement if the family member gives the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or importer of new motor vehicles written notice of the intention to do so within 120 days of the dealer's death or incapacity and unless there exists good cause for refusal to honor the succession on the part of the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or importer.
     (2) The manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or importer may request, and the designated family member shall provide, upon request, personal and financial data that is reasonably necessary to determine whether the succession should be honored.

     History: En. 51-610 by Sec. 2, Ch. 381, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 51-610; amd. Sec. 1941, Ch. 56, L. 2009.