Md. Code Regs. 11.12.01.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 11.12.01.05 - Exemptions

A. If a location is otherwise adequate and appropriate, the location requirements outlined in Regulation .03D, E, G, and H of this chapter may be waived for wholesale dealers, for new trailer, boat trailer, motorcycle dealers, and for any person licensed as a dealer to sell only fire, rescue, and emergency medical motor vehicles, who shall have the privilege of assigning manufacturer's certificates of origin and to issue temporary tags upon filing with the Administration a written franchise agreement from the manufacturer of the vehicles for which the dealer claims a franchise.

B. Once licensed as a dealer to sell fire, rescue, and emergency medical motor vehicles, the dealer shall be prohibited from selling any types of vehicles other than fire, rescue, and emergency medical motor vehicles until the location requirements in Regulations . 03 and .04 of this chapter have been met.

C. Manufacturers and distributors are exempt from location requirements for the purpose of securing Class 1A registration plates.

D. The registration of a dealer in the names of two or more persons as partners, or otherwise, may not require a reinspection on a change in ownership as long as one person named as a partner or co-owner remains as the owner, part-owner, or, in a corporation, as one of its legal officers.

Md. Code Regs. 11.12.01.05

Regulations .05 amended effective February 6, 1981 (8:3 Md. R. 227)
Regulation .05B, E amended effective November 10, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1583)
Regulation .05D amended effective July 8, 1991 (18:13 Md. R. 1483); adopted effective 44:5 Md. R. 294, eff. 3/13/2017