New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter F - BUSINESSES REQUIRING LICENSES
Part 78 - Dealers and Transporters
Registration Procedure
Section 78.8 - Sales away from premises
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, a dealer shall make all sales at the registered place of business.
(b) A dealer may make a sale at the home or place of business of a customer.
(c) A dealer may conduct a maximum of two (2) sales per calendar year at additional locations if:
(d) The appropriate regional director of the Division of Vehicle Safety Services shall authorize away-from-premises sales for a dealer if:
(e) The provision of subdivision (c) of this section regarding the maximum number of sales per calendar year and the provision of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of this section regarding the location of sales shall not apply to sales of recreational vehicles. For the purpose of this section, the term ''recreational vehicle'' shall have the same meaning as ''house coach'' as such term is defined in section one hundred nineteen of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(f) All advertising for sales away from the dealer's registered location shall include the dealer's name, registered street address, facility registration number and telephone number.
(g) A display of a vehicle at which the dealer has no sales personnel or employee present shall be considered a display and not a sale and is permitted without compliance with this section. A display of a vehicle at which the dealer has a sales person or employee present requires the dealer to comply with this section; provided, however, that a display of vehicles at an event, such as an auto show, in which numerous manufacturers participate and which is for the purpose of display is permitted without compliance with this section.