Montana Attorney General Opinion 15-239

Opinion No. 239 Motor Vehicles-Liroenses--Dealet·s' Licenses, Use of. HELD: A dealer in motor "ehicles llIay not rent a truck carryin~ his li- cense to a third per~on for the work of such third person. nor use fi cn r carrying his dealer's license for the pri- vate affairs of the dealer or his family. June 14, W33. You inquire as to our interpretation of the following pro\'ision from sec- tion 5, Chapter 158, Laws of 1933: "Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize a dealer in motor vehicles to operate or nse any motor vehicle otherwise than in the usual, ordinary conduct of his business, unless registered in accordance with the first paragraph of this section. and upon it being made to appear to the satisfaction of the Registrar that any such dealer has used his dealer's li- cense otherwise than in the usual ordi- nary conduct of his business, the Reg- istrar may reyoke such dealer's li- censc." OPIXI01\"S Ol!~ THB ATTORNEY GENERAL 167 ~'nid parngraph refers to the license for a dealel' in motor yehicles or auto- mobile accessories. We would a{l\ise you that the language contained in this paragraph is plain and limits the use of cars by automobile dealers to those used in the usual ordinary conduct of their business. This provision would not authorize a dooler to rent a truck carrying his li- cense to a third person for the work of such third person, nor to use a car carrying such license for the private affairs" of the dealer or his family other than in the conduct of his bt1.~i· ness.