61-4-123. Dealer requirements and restrictions. (1) A dealer may not offer for sale, trade, or consignment any vehicle type not authorized by the license issued to the dealer by the department or use a dealer or demonstrator plate on a vehicle of a type for which the dealer is not licensed.
     (2) A dealer may not exhibit at the dealer's established place of business or any approved off-premises sale location, a vehicle for sale, trade, or consignment unless the Monroney label required for new motor vehicles pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1232 or the buyer's guide label required for used motor vehicles pursuant to 16 CFR, part 455, is affixed to the side window of the vehicle or is conspicuously displayed within the vehicle in a fashion that is readily readable by a customer.
     (3) A dealer may not sell vehicles from a geographic location other than that of the dealer's established place of business as listed on the dealer's license unless the dealer notifies the department 10 days in advance, on a form prescribed by the department, of the opening date and location of an off-premises sale. Except for recreational vehicle dealers, an off-premises sale must be conducted within the city limits of the city of the dealer's licensed location or upon an adjacent off-premises site that is approved by the department and that is within the county of the dealer's licensed location. The sale may not exceed 10 consecutive business days, and a licensed dealer may not conduct more than 10 off-premises sales during any 1 calendar year.
     (4) If more than one dealer displays vehicles and maintains an established place of business at the same geographic location, each dealer shall ensure that all vehicle records, office facilities, and inventory, if applicable, are physically segregated from those of the other dealer and clearly identified and attributed to the appropriate dealer.
     (5) A dealer shall install and maintain telephone service at the dealer's established place of business. The telephone service must be listed in the directory assistance that applies to the area in which the business is located.
     (6) A dealer shall conspicuously post at the dealer's established place of business written notice indicating the regular and customary office hours maintained by the dealer.
     (7) (a) It is the responsibility of the dealer to ensure that a lapse in required garage keepers legal liability insurance does not occur as a result of cancellation or termination of a previously certified policy.
     (b) This subsection (7) does not relieve a dealer of the mandatory vehicle liability insurance obligation imposed under chapter 6 of this title.
     (8) A dealer shall display at the dealer's established place of business at least one sign stating the name of the business and indicating that vehicles are offered for sale, trade, or consignment. The letters of the sign must be at least 6 inches in height and clearly visible and readable to the major avenue of traffic at a minimum distance of 150 feet.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 409, L. 1999.