§ 11-50-7 - Dealer coercion. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 11-50-7

   § 11-50-7  Dealer coercion. – Every person, firm, or corporation who coerces a retail dealer to participatein any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in §11-50-1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Coercion includes, but is not limitedto, circumstances in which a course of business conduct extending over a periodof one year or longer between a supplier and a dealer is materially changed forno legitimate business reason, coincident with a failure or refusal of thedealer to participate in an above-mentioned promotion or advertising scheme orplan.