(a) No person shall engage in business as, serve in the capacity of, or act as a manufacturer, recreational vehicle factory representative, or recreational vehicle dealer, without first obtaining a license as required in this part.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-17-403

  • Dealer: means every person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered and who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Factory representative: means a representative employed by a manufacturer for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of recreational vehicles or for supervising, servicing, instructing, procuring, controlling, or contacting for any reason recreational vehicle dealers or prospective recreational vehicle dealers or their employees. See Tennessee Code 55-17-401
  • Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures or assembles new and unused recreational vehicles, or who maintains factory representatives. See Tennessee Code 55-17-401
  • Person: means every natural person, partnership, corporation, association, trust, estate, or any other legal entity. See Tennessee Code 55-17-401
  • Sale: means the issuance, transfer, agreement for transfer, exchange, pledge, hypothecation, or mortgage in any form, whether by transfer in trust or otherwise, of any recreational vehicle or interest in such vehicle, as well as any option, subscription or other contract, or solicitation looking to sell, offer, or attempt to sell in any form, whether spoken or written. See Tennessee Code 55-17-401
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
(b) It is unlawful for any person to commercially engage in any activity involving the distribution or sale of any recreational vehicles or used motor vehicles pursuant to § 55-17-419 without first qualifying for and obtaining a license or licenses specifically authorized by this part or, in the case of vehicle salespersons, part 1 of this chapter, unless the requirement for licensure is specifically exempted by statute.