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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 | | 52-A; or |
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| | | (d) Revocation of the franchised motor vehicle | | dealer's license pursuant to Title 29-A, section | | 903; |
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| | | Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1243, sub-§3, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 473, §3, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | (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: |
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| | | (a) A statement of intention to terminate, cancel, | | not continue or not renew the franchise; |
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| | | (b) A statement of the reasons for the | | termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or | | nonrenewal; and |
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| | | (c) The date on which the termination, | | cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal takes | | effect; |
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| | | (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 |
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| | | (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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