61-4-112. New motor vehicles -- transfers by dealers. (1) (a) When a motor vehicle dealer transfers a new motor vehicle to a purchaser or other recipient, the dealer shall, within 30 calendar days following the date of delivery of the new motor vehicle, forward to the county treasurer of the county where the motor vehicle is domiciled:
     (i) an application for a certificate of title with a notice of security interest, if any, executed by the purchaser or recipient; and
     (ii) a manufacturer's certificate of origin that shows that the motor vehicle has not previously been registered or owned, except as otherwise provided in this section, by any person other than a new motor vehicle dealer holding a franchise or distribution agreement from a new car manufacturer, distributor, or importer.
     (b) If the dealer is an authorized agent, as defined in 61-1-101, a temporary registration permit may be issued under 61-3-224 to the person to whom the new motor vehicle was transferred.
     (2) Upon receipt from the county treasurer of the documents required under subsection (1), the department shall issue a certificate of title if requested under 61-3-216(2)(f) and otherwise comply with the provisions of Title 61, chapter 3, parts 1 through 3, as applicable.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 53-109.2; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 428, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 517, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 342, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Secs. 105, 161, Ch. 596, L. 2005.