61-4-124. License renewal -- fee -- dealer's license suspension. (1) On or before December 31 of each year, a dealer shall apply to the department for renewal of the dealer's license for an additional 1-year period.
     (2) (a) To qualify for renewal, a dealer shall submit a completed application, in a form prescribed by the department, updating prior submitted information concerning owner identity, other ownership interest, felony conduct, garage liability insurance, and surety bond filings, as originally required under 61-4-101, and providing any other relevant information requested by the department.
     (b) The department may also require a renewal applicant to submit one or more current photographs of the dealer's established place of business or the signage for the business.
     (c) If a dealer seeks to change the geographic location of the dealer's established place of business, the dealer shall also provide information concerning local land use planning, zoning, and business permitting compliance, if applicable, and a diagram or plat for the proposed location, consistent with the requirements of 61-4-101.
     (3) Except as provided in subsection (4)(c), a license renewal application must be accompanied by a $5 application fee and one or more of the following license fees, depending on the type of license renewal being sought:
     (a) $25 for a new motor vehicle, used motor vehicle, new recreational vehicle, or used recreational vehicle dealer's license; and
     (b) $25 for a motorcycle or trailer dealer's license.
     (4) (a) Except as provided in subsections (4)(b) and (4)(c), a used motor vehicle dealer seeking license renewal shall also certify, under penalty of law, to the retail sale of 12 or more used motor vehicles during the expiring license term. A used motor vehicle dealer licensed for less than a full calendar year in the expiring license term shall certify, under penalty of law, to the retail sale of an average of at least one used motor vehicle a calendar month or portion of a calendar month, for which the expiring license was in effect.
     (b) The minimum retail sales requirements of this subsection (4) do not apply to a dealer seeking to renew a used motor vehicle dealer's license and either a new motor vehicle dealer's license or a new recreational vehicle dealer's license.
     (c) (i) To qualify for renewal, a used motor vehicle dealer who is also a qualified tow truck operator, as defined in 61-8-903, shall certify, under penalty of law, to the retail sale of five or more used motor vehicles during the expiring license term or pay a fee of $25 in addition to the application and license fee required in subsection (3).
     (ii) A renewal applicant licensed as a motor vehicle wrecking facility under Title 75, chapter 10, part 5, is exempt from the minimum retail sales requirements of subsection (4)(a), as well as the additional renewal or the lower minimum sales requirements of this subsection (4).
     (iii) If a used motor vehicle dealer also qualified as a tow truck operator loses the status of a qualified tow truck operator under 61-8-903, the dealer's license may be retained for the remainder of the license term, but after the current term, the dealer is subject to the retail sales requirements of subsection (4)(a).
     (iv) If a used motor vehicle dealer also licensed as a motor vehicle wrecking facility ceases to do business as a wrecking facility and surrenders the wrecking facility license to the department of environmental quality, the dealer's license may be retained for the remainder of the license term, but after the current term, the dealer is subject to the retail sales requirements of subsection (4)(a).
     (d) A dealer who fails to meet the retail sales requirements for license renewal under subsection (4)(a) is not eligible for license renewal and may not submit an application for another used motor vehicle dealer's license or a wholesaler's license for a period of 12 months from the expiration of the dealer's most recent license term.
     (5) A dealer whose completed renewal application is received by the department on or before December 31 of the expiring license term may, if necessary, continue dealership operations and display or use dealer or demonstrator plates under the expired license through the last day of February of the following year.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 409, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 385, L. 2001.