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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 16:30:24+00:00

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2. Procedures for hearing; appeals. The procedures of chapter 23, subchapter III, article 3 apply to a suspension.
3. Plate reduction. Upon renewal of a dealer license, the number of plates allowed a motor vehicle dealer who fails to sell at least 12 vehicles within a 12-month period must be reduced to 2 dealer plates, and the motor vehicle dealer may not be issued a dealer plate under section 1002, subsection 1, paragraph B. Upon a 2nd application for renewal of a dealer license, a motor vehicle dealer must be denied renewal if the Secretary of State determines that the dealer sold fewer than 4 vehicles in the previous license year, at which time all dealer credentials issued previously must be returned to the Secretary of State.
A motor vehicle dealer who is denied a license renewal under this subsection may not reapply until the license has been expired at least one year.
A motor vehicle dealer who holds a vehicle auction business license under section 1051 is exempt from this subsection.
A motor vehicle dealer who engages primarily in the sale of vehicles more than 15 years old, emergency vehicles or industrial or farm equipment or who sells only trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds is exempt from this subsection.
Sales of vehicles to dealerships under the same ownership must be excluded when determining total sales.
4. Continuing business. A person may not continue to engage in the business of buying or selling of vehicles after suspension or revocation of the dealer license. A person is guilty of a Class E crime if that person continues in business after suspension or revocation. That crime is punishable by a fine of not less than $200, which may not be suspended.
5. Refusal to surrender. A dealer who fails or refuses to surrender a license, plates, registration certificates or temporary plates on demand of the Secretary of State following the suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of a dealer license commits a Class E crime.
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 65, §A97 (AMD). 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF). 1997, c. 526, §14 (AMD). 2003, c. 496, §1 (AMD). 2003, c. 544, §1 (AMD). 2005, c. 433, §12 (AMD). 2005, c. 433, §28 (AFF). 2009, c. 435, §14 (AMD).

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