Licensing of off-premises displays of new motor vehicles and off-premise sales of new motorized recreational vehicles.

1. A. The Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission shall provide for off-premise displays of new motor vehicles and off-premise sales of new motorized recreational vehicles, by currently licensed new motor vehicle dealers as follows:

   1. 1. An off-premise event may be held for display purposes only under the following conditions:

      1. a. the motor vehicles are for display purposes only and not for sale at the off-premise display event,
      2. b. no selling activities shall be conducted,
      3. c. the display is in dealer's factory-approved area of sales and service responsibility;
      4. d. the dealer must obtain written approval from the manufacturer or distributor, and
      5. e. the dealer is required to obtain approval for the display location from the sponsoring entity; and

   2. 2. An off-premise event by motorized recreational vehicle dealer or dealers, at which selling activities are conducted, may be held only under the following conditions:

      1. a. permits for a sales event described in this paragraph shall be obtained from the Commission at the rate of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per vehicle, per event,
      2. b. the permit shall be for a period not to exceed ten (10) consecutive days,
      3. c. the sponsoring entity of the sales event shall obtain a license from the Commission at the rate of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per event,
      4. d. new motorized recreational vehicle dealers whose factory-approved area of sales and service responsibility includes the event location would be eligible to participate,
      5. e. new motorized recreational vehicle dealers must obtain written approval from the manufacturer or distributor, and
      6. f. the off-premise sales event shall be conducted within municipal, county, or state-owned or controlled facilities or within the grounds of any county, district, or state fair.

2. B. The Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission is authorized to provide a variance to the distance requirements specified in this section, for any off-premise display event if:

   1. 1. The off-premise display is conducted within municipal, county, or state-owned or controlled facilities or within the grounds of any county, district, or state fair; and
   2. 2. The request for the variance must be in writing to the Commission no less than thirty (30) days prior to the off-premise display event.

Laws 1985, SB 81, c. 229, § 7, eff. November 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1928, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1986; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1558, c. 56, § 1, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1721, c. 91, § 1, eff. November 1, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2005, HB 1584, c. 228, § 2, eff. November 1, 2005 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2008, SB 1684, c. 315, § 3, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008 (superseded document available).