Motor Vehicle Dealer’s License Not Required for Person to Sell Motor Vehicles to Automotive Dismantlers and Recyclers or Scrap Metal Dealers or Processors

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A motor vehicle dealer's license shall not be required for a person to sell motor vehicles to licensed automotive dismantlers and recyclers, as defined in §55-17-102, or to registered scrap metal dealers or scrap metal processors, if:

  1. The motor vehicle has been designated by the seller as a nonrepairable vehicle, whether or not such vehicle has been issued a nonrepairable vehicle certificate; and
  2. The motor vehicle is being sold solely for recycling, dismantling, or scrap.


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