Registry Procedures Manual - D.9

Appendix D. General Registrations (Section 5) 540 CMR 18.00
5. Subject to any municipal regulation, ordinance orbylaw, and except for a dealer who exchanges
motor vehicles or trailers solely on a wholesale basis, the dealer shall display a permanently
affixed exterior sign of sufficient size and design to give the general public notice of the name
and nature of the business. If the municipality prohibits by regulation, ordinance, or by-law, the
display of any permanently affixed signs as described above at the applicant's business
location the Registrar may issue dealer plates for that location.
6. Except for a dealer who exchanges motor vehicles or trailers solely on a wholesale basis, the
dealer shall have an area to display the vehicles offered for sale, which cannot be shared with
any other business unless a substantial physical separation exists. For first time applicants for
dealer plates applying on or after January 1, 2019; and notwithstanding any limitation or
prohibition against vehicle display printed on the face of the municipal dealer's license, the RMV
will not approve dealer plates for the dealer's premises unless the dealer's license authorizes
the display of motor vehicles at the site. The display area must have sufficient space to allow
potential buyers to walk between the displayed vehicles. There shall also be sufficient space
for customer parking. after January 1, 2019, and notwithstanding any limitation or prohibition
against vehicle display printed on the face of the municipal dealer's license, no holder of dealer
general registration plates, other than one who does business solely on a wholesale basis, who
initially received such plates prior to January 1, 2019, shall be allowed to renew the general
registration and plates at the licensed location unless the dealer's license authorizes the display
of motor vehicles and the dealer has sufficient space to display vehicles at the dealer's
premises. A display area of any size must also have sufficient space to allow potential buyers to
walk between the vehicles when examining them. There shall also be sufficient space for
customer parking. Vehicles cannot be offered for sale at any other location; however, this shall
not prohibit a dealer from transporting and offering vehicles for sale at a recognized automobile
auction facility, or a combined dealer special sale event. Except for a dealer who does business
solely on a wholesale basis, a Class 2 dealer must maintain or have access to repair facilities
sufficient to comply with 540 CMR 16.00: Minimum Specifications for Repair Facilities of a
Class 2 Used Motor Vehicle Dealers to Make Repairs under Warranty and M.G.L. c. 140, s. 58
and c. 90, s. 7N1/4.
7. An initial or renewal application for general registration dealer plates filed by an applicant who
claims to sell used motor vehicles solely on a wholesale basis shall include an affidavit
containing information required by the Registrar which must be signed under the penalties of
perjury by the applicant.
8. The dealer maintains a system of vouchers, approved by the Registrar, which shall be carried
by any operator of a motor vehicle. A copy of the vouchers shall be retained by the dealer on
the licensed premises.
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