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Chapter 9. Specific Requirements - All Plate Types
of the licensed premises but who does not have an active Massachusetts driver's license.
The Registrar may, nevertheless, issue dealer plates to a licensed dealership although the
proprietor does not have a valid Massachusetts driver's license if he or she is satisfied,
from an examination of employment and payroll records, that the licensee has one or more
employees or contractors who do have an active driver's license and whose duties require
them to operate inventory vehicles on the dealer's behalf over public ways.
12. The Registrar may refuse to renew or may revoke a general registration and general
registration dealer plate if he or she is satisfied from available evidence that the dealer is not
principally and substantially engaged in business as a dealer. Such evidence may include,
but shall not be limited to, results of site visits by law enforcement officers and agents of the
Registrar indicating lack of sales related activities during normal business hours; reports
from town officials that the premises are frequently closed during normal business hours
or that the licensee has permanently closed or moved; from an examination of the dealer's
records and book entries required to be maintained by M.G.L. c.140, § 62 which shows lack
of substantial sales activity; or based upon the dealer's failure to produce such records for
an inspection and review. The Registrar may refuse to renew, may suspend, or may revoke
the dealer plates of a dealer who permits another, not entitled thereto, to use a dealer
reassignment form (DRT-1 Form) or who fails to properly record the DRT-1 Control Number in
the appropriate place in the Used Vehicle Record for that vehicle. The Registrar may also
condition renewal of the general registration and dealer plates on the dealer's providing
evidence, satisfactory to the Registrar, that the books and records are being maintained in
the normal course of business, that the dealer is making the required book entries in a timely
manner, and that the records appear to be complete.
13. Use of Dealer Plates for Dealer with Multiple Locations. If a dealer has several sales
locations that are served by one licensed main location, all used vehicle records shall be
maintained at the main location. If the dealer has several locations that are each
separately licensed, the UVRB for each separate dealership shall be maintained on the
licensed premises.
14. Dealer Responsible to Secure and Account for Plates; RMV Audit of Dealer Plates. A dealer
shall be responsible to secure all Dealer plates when not in use and shall be responsible for
accounting for any plates not on the licensed premises when an agent of the Registrar or law
enforcement makes inquiry. A licensed dealership possessing Dealer plates shall be subject
to a plate-audit by representatives of the Registrar at any time during normal business hours.
15. A dealer licensed under M.G.L. c. 140, § 59 by a municipality in Massachusetts shall not
operate a motor vehicle or trailer owned by the dealership while displaying a registration

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