1. (a) Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter,

   1. (1) "department" means the Department of Administration;
   2. (2) "division" means the division of motor vehicles in the department;
   3. (3) "manufacturer's certificate of origin" includes a manufacturer's statement of origin;

   4. (4) "motor vehicle dealer"

      1. (A) means

         1. (i) a buyer's agent; or
         2. (ii) a person, other than a manufacturer, who sells, leases, solicits, or arranges for the sale, lease, or transfer of five or more motor vehicles in any 12 consecutive months, regardless of who owns the vehicles;

      2. (B) does not include

         1. (i) a receiver, a trustee, an administrator, an executor, a guardian, or another person appointed by a court or a person performing duties as a public officer; or
         2. (ii) a person disposing of a motor vehicle acquired and actually used for the person's own use or for the use of a family member of the person, or acquiring a motor vehicle for the person's own use or for the use of a family member of the person if the vehicle is acquired and used in good faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this chapter;
   5. (5) "vehicle registration list" means the entire record list purchased by a commercial agency.
2. (b) Unless otherwise provided or the context requires otherwise, the terms used in AS 28 and this chapter have the meaning given those terms in 13 AAC 40.010.
3. (c) In AS 28.10.421, "motor home" means a motor vehicle that is manufactured or designed with living space and amenities found in a home, and that includes basic sleeping, kitchen, bath, and toilet facilities.

(Eff. 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 1/1/2011, Register 196; am 10/10/2014, Register 212)

Authority: AS 28.05.011, AS 28.90.990