7 Del. Admin. Code § 1140-2.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 1, July 1, 2024

Section 1140-2.0 - Applicability

2.1 Except as set forth in subsection 2.3 of this regulation no person shall deliver for sale, offer for sale, sell, deliver, purchase, rent, acquire, receive, or register a new model year 2014 or subsequent model-year passenger car, light-duty truck, or medium-duty vehicle within Delaware unless the vehicle has been certified by CARB and has received a CARB Executive Order for meeting the exhaust and greenhouse gas emission standards in Section 5.0.

2.2 For the purposes of this regulation, it is presumed that the equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle with an odometer reading of 7,500 miles or more has been transferred to an ultimate purchaser and that the equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle with an odometer reading of fewer than 7,500 miles has not been transferred to an ultimate purchaser.

2.3 The prohibitions contained in subsection 2.1 of this regulation shall not apply to vehicles that are:

2.3.1 Held for daily lease or rental to the general public or engaged in interstate commerce, which are registered and principally operated outside of Delaware;

2.3.2 Test vehicles and emergency vehicles;

2.3.3 Acquired by a resident of Delaware for the purposes of replacing a vehicle registered to such resident, which vehicle was damaged, or became inoperative beyond reasonable repair, or was stolen while out of Delaware; provided that such replacement vehicle is acquired outside of Delaware at the time the previously registered vehicle was either damaged or became inoperative beyond reasonable repair or was stolen;

2.3.4 Transferred by inheritance;

2.3.5 Transferred by court decree;

2.3.6 Issued a certificate of conformity pursuant to the Clean Air Act and originally registered in another state by a resident of that state who subsequently establishes residence in Delaware;

2.3.7 Sold directly from one dealer to another dealer;

2.3.8 Sold for the purpose of being wrecked or dismantled;

2.3.9 Sold exclusively for off-highway use;

2.3.10 Sold for registration outside of Delaware;

2.3.11 Military tactical vehicles; or

2.3.12 Acquired by a Delaware resident serving in the armed forces while stationed in another state.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 1140-2.0

17 DE Reg. 640 (12/1/2013)
27 DE Reg. 433 (12/1/2023) (Final)