- (a) No vehicle shall be sold or offered for sale or trade by any motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or wholesaler until it has in its possession a certificate of title or manufacturers certificate of origin or the same is available prior to conclusion of the sale or trade to complete transfer of ownership to the consumer-purchaser.
- (b) This Rule does not apply when a manufacturer's certificate of origin or title are unavailable at the time of sale or trade and the dealer acts in accordance with G.S. 20-52.1(d), 20-72(b), or 20-72.1, whichever is applicable.
History Note: Authority G.S. 20-39; 20-79;
Eff. June 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1991;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2021.