§ 450a. Dealer registration; eligibility
(a) A person shall not be eligible to register as a dealer unless the person:
(1) Has no previous record of willful violations of dealer laws or regulations in this or any other jurisdiction.
(2) For initial and renewal applicants, has not had a conviction or been incarcerated for a conviction for extortion, forgery, fraud, larceny, or embezzlement in this or any other jurisdiction within the 10 years prior to the application.
(3) Has no unsatisfied judgments against the person arising out of violations of consumer protection laws in Vermont or any other jurisdiction.
(4) Owns real estate (as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 132) as his or her place of business or has a lease with an expiration date not earlier than the last day of the registration year for which registration is sought under the provisions of this subchapter, which includes a building of at least 1,200 square feet in size used primarily for the business of the dealership. The building shall have adequate facilities for the maintenance of the records required by law to be kept including those required by section 466 of this title.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a person shall not be eligible to register as a dealer in cars, motor trucks, motorcycles, or motor-driven cycles unless the person presents proof of compliance with the provisions of section 800 of this title at the time application for registration is made.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a person shall not be eligible to register as a dealer in cars or motor trucks unless the person is open for business at least 146 days during the calendar year. The applicant shall provide the Commissioner with the hours of operation of the business that the person shall maintain during the registration period at the time of the application. (Added 2015, No. 50, § 2.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 301. Persons required to register
§ 304. Registration certificates; number plates; vanity and other special plates
§ 304a. Special registration plates and placards for individuals with disabilities
§ 304b. Conservation motor vehicle registration plates
§ 304c. Motor vehicle registration plates: Building Bright Spaces for Bright Futures Fund
§ 307. Carrying of registration certificate; replacement and corrected certificates
§ 308. Suspension, revocation, and denial of registration; reinstatement fee
§ 309. Registering motor vehicle of which applicant is not the owner
§ 310. Loaning or permitting the use of number plates
§ 311. Permits for nonregisterable vehicles
§ 312. Temporary registration pending issuance of certificate of title
§ 313. Commercial vehicle operation; denial of registration
§ 314. Commercial motor vehicles; registration; suspension or revocation
§ 321. Procedure upon transfer
§ 322. Failure to return certificate upon sale of vehicle
§ 324. Use of old number plates
§ 325. Refund of part of old registration fee
§ 326. Refund upon loss of vehicle
§ 327. Refund when plates not used
§ 329. Refunds paid from motor vehicle fees
§ 330. Transferring number plates
§ 362. Specialized fuel motor vehicles and motor buses
§ 363. Converted motor vehicle
§ 364a. Motor-driven cycles: registration; financial responsibility
§ 364b. All-surface vehicles; registration
§ 367a. Special purpose truck plates; penalties
§ 368. Misuse of farm registration
§ 369. Tractors other than farm tractors
§ 370. Farm trucks, tractors, and trailers
§ 371. Trailer and semi-trailer
§ 371a. Exemptions from registration
§ 372a. Local transit public transportation service
§ 373. Exhibition vehicles; year of manufacture plates
§ 376. State, municipal, fire department, and rescue organization motor vehicles
§ 377. Government-owned vehicles
§ 381. Fees turned over to State Treasurer
§ 382. Diesel-powered pleasure cars
§ 414. Special permits for foreign public utilities
§ 415. Nondiesel fuel user’s license
§ 416. Suspension and revocation
§ 450a. Dealer registration; eligibility
§ 454. Dealer’s use of vehicles or motorboats
§ 455. Use by others than dealer
§ 456. Employees’ use of vehicles, motorboats restricted
§ 458. Temporary plate on sold or exchanged vehicles
§ 459. Notice, application, and fees to Commissioner
§ 460. Dealer’s use of temporary plates restricted
§ 461. Destruction of temporary plates
§ 462. Cancellation, revocation, or suspension of dealer’s registration
§ 463. Sale of vehicle to go out of State
§ 464. Return of number plates by dealer
§ 465. Loaning of plates, vehicles, or motorboats prohibited
§ 467. Dealer duty to report sales, return expired plates
§ 472. Evidence of authorization
§ 473. When registration is allowed, required; penalties
§ 475. Administrative penalties
§ 476. Motor vehicle warranty fee
§ 491. Transporter application; eligibility; use of transporter plates
§ 492. Certificate; expiration
§ 493. Loan of plates prohibited
§ 495. Suspension of registration
§ 512. Trailer or semi-trailer
§ 514. Replacement number plates
§ 516. Sale of vehicle to go out of State by a person other than dealer
§ 517. Intrastate in-transit permit
§ 518. Electronic issuance of temporary plate and temporary registration