Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 190.035 – Established place of business and sufficient space required for licensure by commission as motor vehicle dealer or new recreational vehicle dealer -- Exemption.

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1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a license shall not be issued by the commission for the purposes described in KRS 190.030(1) and to motor vehicle dealers or new recreational vehicle dealers, either as dealer or salesperson, unless the applicant for the license has an established place of business or, for recreational vehicles as defined in KRS 190A.010, and as provided by administrative regulation of the commission consistent with the activity of the license applied for.
2. (b) A licensee may conduct more than one (1) business in a building otherwise meeting the requirements of this chapter providing he or she has suitable space and adequate facilities therein to properly conduct the business of a motor vehicle dealer.
3. (c) The lot requirement of this section may be waived if the dealer has sufficient space within a building to properly show and display the motor vehicles or new recreational vehicles being sold. The dealer shall display a sign easily visible from the street identifying the business.
(2) This section shall not apply to a nonprofit motor vehicle dealer.

Effective: April 14, 2026

History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 28, effective April 14, 2026. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 18, effective January 1, 2015. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 357, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 373, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 175, sec. 4. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 1.