Section Saf-C 2003.10 - Issuance of Retail Vehicle Dealer Registration(a) The department shall issue a retail vehicle dealer registration when the licensed dealer: (1) Completes and submits a completed form RDMV 735, pursuant to Saf-C 2003.02;(2) Meets the requirements of RSA 261:103-a;(3) Has been issued a retail vehicle dealer license, pursuant to Saf-C 2003.06;(4) Meets the requirements of Saf-C 2003.05; and(5) Has paid the fee required by RSA 261:141, III(u).(b) In order to curtail misuse of retail vehicle dealer registration plates, the department shall issue only the number of plates reasonably necessary to a dealer's business, as indicated by the following factors: (1) Number of motor vehicles sold or currently in inventory;(2) Number of full time employees which are assigned dealer-owned vehicles;(3) Number of service trucks or tow trucks operated by the dealer; and(4) Number of family members domiciled in the dealer's household.(c) A dealer may request additional plates or return plates to the department during the year if any of the factors in (b) above, change.(d) A newly licensed retail vehicle dealer shall not be issued additional plates until 120 days after the date the original number of plates was authorized.(e) The department shall reduce the number of plates issued to a dealer, upon receipt of any information that the factors set forth in (b) above have decreased, after an investigation by an individual authorized by the director.(f) A dealer who has had the number of plates issued by the department reduced pursuant to (e) above shall be provided an opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with the provisions of PART Saf-C 2010.(g) A retail vehicle dealer registration shall not be issued if any person listed on the application is currently under suspension or revocation for a violation of dealer laws or rules.N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 2003.10
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11028, Effective 1/29/2016, Expires 1/29/2026.