North Carolina General Statutes
Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.
§ 20-292 - Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.

20-292. Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.
(a) A new or used motor vehicle dealer may display a motor vehicle for sale at retail only at the dealer's established salesroom, unless the display is of a motor vehicle that meets any of the following descriptions:
(1) Contains the dealer's name or other sales information and is used by the dealer as a "demonstrator" for transportation purposes.
(2) Is displayed at a trade show or exhibit at which no selling activities relating to the vehicle take place and contains the dealer's name and business location.
(3) Is displayed at the home or place of business of a customer at the request or with the permission or consent of the customer.
(b) Nothing contained in this section or in any other provision contained in Article 12 of this Chapter shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict a new or used motor vehicle dealer or an employee, agent, or contractee of a new or used motor vehicle dealer from doing any of the following:
(1) Delivering a motor vehicle purchased or leased by a customer to the customer's home or place of business or having a customer execute forms and other documents relating to vehicle purchase, lease, titling, registration, financing, insurance, and other products and services provided to the customer by or through the dealer that are presented to a customer at the customer's home or place of business by any employee or authorized agent of the dealer; provided, however, that all such forms and other documents have been fully agreed to and were fully completed in advance of their presentation to the customer, no additional negotiations or modifications related to the content of any of these forms or other documents take place, and no modifications are made to the content of any of these forms and other documents other than the correction of clerical or typographical errors.
(2) Having any employee or authorized agent of the dealer explain vehicle operation, features, care, and warranties to the customer at the time the customer's vehicle is delivered.
(3) Retrieving from the customer's home or place of business a motor vehicle that has been sold by the customer to the dealer.
(c) This section does not apply to recreational vehicles, house trailers, or boat, animal, camping, or other utility trailers. (1955, c. 1243, s. 8; 1991, c. 662, s. 7; 2021-147, s. 15.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles

Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.

§ 20-285 - Regulation of motor vehicle distribution in public interest.

§ 20-286 - Definitions.

§ 20-287 - Licenses required; penalties.

§ 20-288 - Application for license; license requirements; expiration of license; bond.

§ 20-289 - License fees.

§ 20-290 - Licenses to specify places of business; display of license and list of salesmen; advertising.

§ 20-291 - Representatives to carry license and display it on request; license to name employer.

§ 20-292 - Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.

§ 20-292.1 - Supplemental temporary license for sale of antique and specialty vehicles.

§ 20-294 - Grounds for denying, suspending, placing on probation, or revoking licenses.

§ 20-295 - Action on application; grace period while application for license renewal is pending.

§ 20-296 - Notice and hearing upon denial, suspension, revocation, placing on probation, or refusal to renew license.

§ 20-297 - Retention and inspection of certain records.

§ 20-297.1 - Franchise-related form agreements.

§ 20-298 - Insurance.

§ 20-298.1 - Provision of certain products and services to those covered under the Military Lending Act.

§ 20-299 - Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.

§ 20-300 - Appeals from actions of Commissioner.

§ 20-301 - Powers of Commissioner.

§ 20-301.1 - Notice of additional charges against dealer's account; informal appeals procedure.

§ 20-302 - Rules and regulations.

§ 20-303 - Installment sales to be evidenced by written instrument; statement to be delivered to buyer.

§ 20-304 - Coercion of retail dealer by manufacturer or distributor in connection with installment sales contract prohibited.

§ 20-305 - Coercing dealer to accept commodities not ordered; threatening to cancel franchise; preventing transfer of ownership; granting additional franchises; terminating franchises without good cause; preventing family succession.

§ 20-305.1 - Automobile dealer warranty and recall obligations.

§ 20-305.2 - Unfair methods of competition; protection of car-buying public.

§ 20-305.3 - Hearing notice.

§ 20-305.5 - Recreational vehicle manufacturer warranty recall obligations.

§ 20-305.6 - Unlawful for manufacturers to unfairly discriminate among dealers.

§ 20-305.7 - Protecting dealership data and consent to access dealership information.

§ 20-306 - Unlawful for salesman to sell except for his employer; multiple employment; persons who arrange transactions involving the sale of new motor vehicles.

§ 20-307 - Article applicable to existing and future franchises and contracts.

§ 20-307.1 - Jurisdiction.

§ 20-308 - Penalties.

§ 20-308.1 - Civil actions for violations.

§ 20-308.2 - Applicability of this Article.