Registry Procedures Manual - D.19

Appendix D. General Registrations (Section 5) 540 CMR 18.00
9. The dealer complies with the records requirements of M.G.L. c.140, s. 62, by maintaining
either a bound record book or printouts produced by a computerized records system, in a form
authorized by the Registrar.
10. The dealer must satisfy the Registrar that the licensed premises are in compliance with local
zoning and occupancy laws.
11. The Registrar may issue general registration dealer plates to an approved applicant following
an on-site inspection by agents of the Registrar. The Registrar shall determine the number of
dealer plates to be issued, if any, for the dealer's business purpose only. Any request by a
dealership for additional dealer plates to be used by the dealership's owners as set forth in
M.G.L. c. 60A, s. 1, shall not be deemed sufficient reason for an increase in the number of
plates issued. If the approved applicant believes it needs more dealer plates, it may request
additional plates but must provide additional information, as required by the Registrar, in
support of such request. The Registrar may refuse to issue additional plates unless he or she is
satisfied from an examination of available information, that the additional number of requested
plates is justified, but the Registrar may authorize additional dealer plates, if at all, in a lesser
number than requested. The Registrar may also reduce the number of dealer plates issued to
a registrant if it appears to the Registrar that the dealer has been issued more plates than are
reasonably necessary to conduct the dealer's business when the level of sales activity at the
premises is taken into consideration. The Registrar will not issue dealer plates to an applicant
who appears to be the sole employee of the licensed premises but who does not have an
active Massachusetts driver's license.
The Registrar may, nevertheless, issue dealer plates
to a licensed dealership although the proprietor does not have a valid Massachusetts driver's
license if he or she is satisfied, from an examination of employment and payroll records, that
the licensee has one or more employees or contractors who do have an active driver's license
and whose duties require them to operate inventory vehicles on the dealer's behalf over public
ways.
12. The Registrar may refuse to renew or may revoke a general registration and general 4.1111k
registration dealer plate if he or she is satisfied from available evidence that the dealer is not
principally and substantially engaged in business as a dealer. Such evidence may include,
but shall not be limited to, results of site visits by law enforcement officers and agents of the
Registrar indicating lack of sales related activities during normal business hours; reports from
town officials that the premises are frequently closed during normal business hours or that the
licensee has permanently closed or moved; from an examination of the dealer's records and
book entries required to be maintained by M.G.L. c.140, s. 62 which shows lack of
substantial sales activity; or based upon the dealer's failure to produce such records for an
inspection and review. The Registrar may refuse to renew, may suspend, or may revoke the
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