61-4-112. New motor vehicles -- transfers by dealers. (1) When a motor vehicle dealer transfers a new motor vehicle to a purchaser or other recipient, the dealer shall:
     (a) issue and affix a temporary registration permit, as prescribed in 61-4-111(2)(a), for transfers of used motor vehicles and retain a copy of the temporary registration permit or, if a durable license-plate style placard is issued, affix the placard and create and retain all other relevant records prescribed by the department;
     (b) within 4 working days following the date of delivery of the new motor vehicle, forward to the county treasurer of the county where the purchaser or recipient resides:
     (i) one copy of the temporary registration permit issued under subsection (1)(a) or a copy of the information described in the records concerning a placard;
     (ii) an application for a certificate of title with a notice of security interest, if any, executed by the purchaser or recipient; and
     (iii) a manufacturer's certificate of origin that shows that the vehicle has not previously been registered or owned, except as otherwise provided in this section, by any person other than a new motor vehicle dealer holding a franchise or distribution agreement from a new car manufacturer, distributor, or importer.
     (2) Upon receipt from the county treasurer of the documents required under subsection (1), the department shall issue a certificate of title if requested under 61-3-216(2)(f) and otherwise comply with the provisions of Title 61, chapter 3, parts 1 through 3, as applicable.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 53-109.2; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 428, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 517, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 342, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 477, L. 2003.