28-4532

28-4532. Dealer owned vehicles; registration
exemption; use of dealer plates; civil penalty

A. A vehicle that is owned by a dealer and that is otherwise required to be
registered is exempt from registration while the vehicle is owned by the dealer. A
vehicle owned by a dealer may be operated under owner responsibility on public highways
and streets according to the following provisions:

1. The vehicle displays a license plate issued to the owner as provided in this
article in the manner prescribed in section 28-2354.

2. The owner, an employee of the dealer or a prospective buyer may operate the
vehicle according to subsection C of this section.

B. Dealers' plates shall not be used on the following dealer owned vehicles:

1. A work or service vehicle.

2. A leased or rented vehicle owned by a dealer.

3. A laden vehicle designed for the transportation of cargo unless the cargo
consists of no more than three vehicles that are owned by the dealer and the laden
vehicle and the cargo are being operated or transported by the dealer for resale.

4. A vehicle that has been sold.

C. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a dealer plate may be used
on a dealer owned vehicle as follows:

1. When operated by the dealer or by an employee of the dealer in connection with
the dealer's business. The vehicle may be operated as personal use transportation if it
is assigned to a dealer or full-time employee of the dealer on a full-time use basis and
if a record of the assignment is made as specified in section 28-4535. The authorized use
applies to dealers or employees solely and does not apply to any other person as
operator.

2. When operated by a prospective buyer for demonstration purposes for a period of
not more than forty-eight hours for passenger vehicles and seventy-two hours for unladen
pickups and trucks.

D. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to five
hundred dollars.