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Yes, actually. At least in our state, Connecticut (the regulation state!).
To legally sell cars, and all that implies, which is the use of special "Dealer" license plates and the legal transferral of ownership, your facility must be inspected by a State DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) inspector and must pass on all points. The DMV has a "Dealers and Repairers" unit specifically to deal with these issues.
The dealer license number goes onto ALL paperwork for the state. Office personnel must be trained in a DMV procedures class. The facility must have certain items or services to become and remain legal, and the state can reinspect at any time, but at least annually.
The main items are environmental now: you must have safe waste oil facilities, with a berm completely surrounding the tank capable of containing the entire contents of the tank. You must have a contract with an approved company for disposal of oil and anti-freeze waste, and oil filters. They expect to see at minimum one fully equipped lift bay and full set of mechanic's tools. They want to see proper, legal invoices and records for service work. They require locked storage for titles, and license plates or temporary plates (whichever type the dealership is allowed to issue). And the shop location must be legal in accordance with town Zoning standards, meaning that type of business must be allowed in that location. Then they require proper insurance coverage, and once that's all in place, you can get "DEALER" license plates. And you can only get a certain number based on the size of your business- i.e. how many cars per year you sell. The place I worked at (and went through all this) sold over 100 cars per year, and was allowed initially just 6 plates.
Been here, and did this!
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 225K, 88 744GLE- 209K, 91 244 183K. Also responsible for the care and feeding of: 88 745GLE, 229K, 88 244GL, 146K, 87 244DL, 235K, 88 245DL, 236K
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