Kansas Statutes 8-2437. Application of act
(a) Any licensee receiving or renewing its license after the effective date of this act in all respects agrees to be bound by its provisions and shall comply with it, and no franchise agreement made, entered or renewed after the effective date of this act shall avoid or circumvent the requirements of this act, or violate its provisions, and no franchise agreement shall be performed after the date the licensee’s license is issued or renewed in such a manner that the licensee avoids, circumvents or otherwise does not conform or comply with the requirements of this act. Notwithstanding the effective date of any franchise agreement, all licenses and renewals thereof are issued subject to all provisions of the dealers and manufacturers licensing act and any regulations in effect upon the date of issuance, as well as all future provisions of this act and any regulations which may become effective during the term of the license.
(b) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental to the vehicle dealers and manufacturers licensing act.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-2437
- Franchise agreement: means any contract or franchise or any other terminology used to describe the contractual relationship between first or second stage manufacturers, distributors and vehicle dealers, by which:
(1) A right is granted one party to engage in the business of offering, selling or otherwise distributing goods or services under a marketing plan or system prescribed in substantial part by the other party, and in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of goods or services at wholesale or retail, by lease, agreement or otherwise; and
(2) the operation of the grantee's business pursuant to such agreement is substantially associated with the grantor's trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype, advertising or other commercial symbol designating the grantor or an affiliate of the grantor. See Kansas Statutes 8-2401
- Licensee: means any person issued a valid license pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 8-2401
- vehicle: includes micro utility trucks, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 8-2401