2005 Minnesota Statutes - 80C.30 — Burglar alarm franchises.

     80C.30 Burglar alarm franchises. 


    A manufacturer of a burglar alarm product having been sold 
 to a distributor in this state for at least five years may 
 establish itself as a franchisor as provided in this section.  
 Such franchisor may require a distributor to begin paying an 
 annual franchise fee and/or a sign up fee for operations within 
 this state provided the manufacturer gives an existing 
 nonfranchised distributor ten years' notice of intent to 
 establish a franchisor/franchisee relationship and grants an 
 automatic extension of the existing distributor contractual 
 arrangement during the notice period.  The manufacturer may not 
 establish any business in this state in competition with the 
 distributor during the notice period.  A manufacturer 
 terminating an existing burglar alarm distributor contract in 
 this state must wait ten years before opening a distributorship 
 in this state. 


    HIST: 1988 c 561 s 2