GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL 443

Committee Substitute Favorable 4/11/17

 

Short Title:      Auto Dealers/Continuing Education.

(Public)

Sponsors:

 

Referred to:

 

March 23, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to exempt certain motor vehicle dealer licensees from continuing education requirements.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑288(a1)(2) reads as rewritten:

"(2)      Proof that the applicant, within the last 12 months, has completed a 12‑hour licensing course approved by the Division if the applicant is seeking an initial license and a six‑hour course approved by the Division if the applicant is seeking a renewal license. The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to a used motor vehicle dealer the primary business of which is the sale of salvage vehicles on behalf of insurers or to a manufactured home dealer licensed under G.S. 143‑143.11 who complies with the continuing education requirements of G.S. 143‑143.11B. The requirement of this subdivision does not apply to persons age 62 or older as of July 1, 2002, who are seeking a renewal license. This subdivision also does not apply to an applicant who holds a license as a new motor vehicle dealer as defined in G.S. 20‑286(13) and operates from an established showroom 20 miles or less from the established showroom for which the applicant seeks a used motor vehicle dealer license. An applicant who also holds a license as a new motor vehicle dealer may designate a representative to complete the licensing course required by this subdivision. This subdivision does not apply to any of the following:

a.         A person age 62 or older as of July 1, 2002, who is seeking a renewal license.

b.         A motor vehicle dealer that has been incorporated for at least 25 years and at least one officer of the corporation has been licensed under this section for at least 25 years.

c.         An applicant who has been licensed under this section for at least 25 years."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.