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     80F.04 Elimination of service bays prohibited. 

    Subdivision 1.    Service bays.  For the purposes of 
 this section, "service bay" means an enclosed area where 
 automobile repairs are performed, including, but not limited to, 
 lubrication, oil change, tire repair, battery charge, 
 replacement of fan belts, hoses, and wiper blades. 

    Subd. 2.    Provision for elimination of service bays.  
 A marketing agreement that includes a lease of the facility to 
 the dealer must provide that if the supplier eliminates one or 
 more service bays during the term of the marketing agreement, 
 the supplier must first pay to the dealer in cash an amount that 
 fairly and adequately compensates the dealer for the loss of the 
 service and repair business. 

    Subd. 3.    Waiver.  The provision required by 
 subdivision 2 may not be waived or modified except in a writing 
 signed by the dealer executed at least 30 days after the 
 execution of the marketing agreement.  The writing must be 
 separate and independent from the marketing agreement, and shall 
 eliminate the payment provisions of subdivision 2. 

    Subd. 4.    Limitations.  Nothing in this subdivision 
 prohibits a supplier from altering, modifying, or remodeling a 
 full-service station, without payment to the dealer, following 
 the expiration of the franchise relationship based upon 
 termination or nonrenewal of the franchise relationship in 
 accordance with United States Code, title 15, section 
 2802(b)(3)(D). 

    HIST: 2000 c 456 s 9 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.