(1) If a dealer changes to, adds, cancels, or loses a franchise for the sale of new motor vehicles he shall immediately notify the administrator.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-3-207

  • Administrator: means the motor vehicle enforcement administrator. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Dealer: includes a representative or consignee of any dealer. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Franchise: includes a contract or agreement described in Subsection (20)(a) regardless of whether the contract or agreement is subject to Title 13, Chapter 14, New Automobile Franchise Act, Title 13, Chapter 35, Powersport Vehicle Franchise Act, or neither. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is:
              (26)(a)(i) self-propelled;
              (26)(a)(ii) a trailer;
              (26)(a)(iii) a travel trailer;
              (26)(a)(iv) a semitrailer;
              (26)(a)(v) an off-highway vehicle; or
              (26)(a)(vi) a small trailer. See Utah Code 41-3-102
  • Used motor vehicle: means a vehicle that:
         (42)(a) has been titled and registered to a purchaser other than a dealer; or
         (42)(b) for a motor vehicle that is not a trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer, has been driven 7,500 or more miles. See Utah Code 41-3-102
(2)

     (2)(a) If the dealer has cancelled or lost a franchise, the administrator shall determine whether the dealer should be licensed as a used motor vehicle dealer.
     (2)(b) If the administrator determines that the dealer should be licensed as a used motor vehicle dealer, he shall issue to the dealer a used motor vehicle dealer’s license.
     (2)(c) A dealer relicensed as a used motor vehicle dealer may continue to sell new motor vehicles for up to six months from the date of the relicensing, to enable the dealer to dispose of his existing stock of new motor vehicles.