§ 23-112-602 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

23-112-602. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) (A) "Auto auction" means any person who operates or provides a place of business or facilities for the wholesale exchange of motor vehicles by and between duly licensed motor vehicle dealers, or from used motor vehicle dealers to individuals, or individuals to used motor vehicle dealers, or any combination thereof, or any motor vehicle dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles, selling used motor vehicles using an auction format or on consignment.

(B) "Auto auction" also applies to any person who provides the facilities for or is in the business of selling motor vehicles in an auction format;

(2) "Designee" means a person or entity that:

(A) Agrees to perform inspections of used motor vehicle dealers under this subchapter on behalf of the department; and

(B) The department determines is appropriately suited for serving as a designee under this subchapter;

(3) "Drafter" means any person who obtains financing for the purchase and resale of vehicles of another person or a used motor vehicle dealer through the use of the account of or based on the extension of credit by presenting at the time of purchase of the subject vehicles a documentary draft for purchase of the vehicle or who otherwise promises to pay through the accounts or credit of another person or a used motor vehicle dealer;

(4) "Licensed location" means the address designated as the business address of the used motor vehicle dealer on his or her application for a used motor vehicle dealer's license;

(5) "Motor vehicle" means any motor-driven vehicle having two (2) or more wheels of the sort and kind required to have an Arkansas motor vehicle license, certificate, or permit for operation in the State of Arkansas;

(6) "Off-premises" means a location other than the address designated as the licensed address;

(7) "Person" means and includes, individually and collectively, individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, corporations, trusts, or any other form of business, individual enterprise, or entity;

(8) "Sale" or "sell" means the actual sale of a motor vehicle, the attempted sale, or the offering or advertising of a motor vehicle for sale;

(9) "Salvage auction" means an auto auction that provides for the wholesale exchange or sale of wrecked, salvaged, damaged, or water-damaged motor vehicles using an auction format;

(10) (A) "Used motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle which has previously been sold, bargained, exchanged, given away, or the title thereto transferred from the person or corporation who first took title from the manufacturer, importer, dealer, or agent of the manufacturer or importer, or that is so used as to have become what is commonly known as a secondhand or previously owned motor vehicle.

(B) In the event of a transfer reflected on the statement of origin from the original franchise dealer to any other dealer, individual, or corporation other than a franchise dealer of the same make of vehicle, the vehicle shall be considered a used motor vehicle;

(11) (A) (i) "Used motor vehicle dealer", hereinafter referred to as "dealer", means any person, wholesaler, or auto auction who, for a commission or with intent to make a profit or gain of money or other thing of value, sells, brokers, exchanges, rents, or leases with the option to purchase or own, or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest in any used motor vehicle, or who is wholly or in part in the business of buying, selling, trading, or exchanging used motor vehicles, whether or not such motor vehicles are owned by the person.

(ii) The sale or attempted sale of five (5) or more used motor vehicles in any one (1) calendar year shall be prima facie evidence and shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that a person is engaged in the business of selling used motor vehicles.

(B) "Used motor vehicle dealer" shall not include:

(i) A receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, guardian, or other person appointed by or acting pursuant to a judgment or order of any court;

(ii) A public officer, while performing his or her official duties;

(iii) A mortgagee or secured party as to sales of motor vehicles constituting collateral on a mortgage or security agreement, if the mortgagee or secured leasing party shall not realize for their own account from such sales any moneys in excess of the outstanding balance secured by the mortgage or security agreement after consideration of the costs of collection;

(iv) A lienholder, artisan, mechanic, or garage selling repaired items pursuant to a lien granted by Arkansas law;

(v) A person selling a motor vehicle titled in his or her own name and used exclusively as a personal vehicle, or a motor vehicle titled in a business name and used exclusively as a business vehicle, or a person engaged in leasing or renting vehicles; or

(vi) A new motor vehicle dealer selling a used motor vehicle in conjunction with his or her new motor vehicle dealer operations who is licensed under this chapter;

(12) "Used motor vehicle salesperson", hereinafter referred to as "salesperson", is anyone who for compensation of any kind operates as a salesperson, broker, agent, or representative of a used motor vehicle dealer, or any person who attempts to or in fact negotiates a sale of a vehicle owned partially or entirely by a used motor vehicle dealer, or a person or drafter using the financial resources, line of credit, or floor plan of a used motor vehicle dealer to purchase, sell, or exchange an interest in a used motor vehicle; and

(13) (A) "Wholesaler" means any person, resident or nonresident, who, in whole or in part, primarily sells used motor vehicles to motor vehicle dealers.

(B) Used motor vehicle dealers who, incidental to their primary business, sell motor vehicles to other dealers are not considered wholesalers because of their incidental sales.