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
Sales of Vehicles
Section 78.16 - Restrictions pertaining to sales

Universal Citation: 15 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 78.16

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) A dealer selling a new vehicle to a person residing outside of his own territory must not permit the purchaser to give a residence address in the territory of the dealer making the sale. The use of a business address by the purchaser as a residence address is also forbidden.

(b) If a retail dealer desires a car which he has in stock for his individual use, he may obtain a registration in his name, but the practice of continually registering or reregistering vehicles in the dealer's name and subsequently selling them by effecting a statement of transfer is not permitted.

(c) A dealer shall not display or permit the display of a vehicle unless he owns the vehicle or has it on consignment.

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