New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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 |
Sec. 78.16. Restrictions pertaining to sales
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- (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.