Completion of application for registration by off-highway vehicle dealers

Completion of application for registration by off-highway vehicle dealers. (1) When an off-highway vehicle dealer sells an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, the dealer shall require the buyer to complete an application for a registration certificate and collect the required fee at the time of sale. The dealer shall mail the application and fee to the department no later than 7 days after the date of sale. The department shall provide combination application and receipt forms and the dealer shall furnish the buyer with a complete receipt showing that application for registration has been made. The operator of the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle shall possess this completed receipt while operating the vehicle until the registration decals are received. No dealer may charge an additional fee to the buyer for performing the service required under this section. (2) When an off-highway vehicle dealer sells an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle to a person from another state who wishes to register that vehicle in his or her home state, the dealer may complete an application that the vehicle is to be registered in another state, furnish the buyer with one copy and retain one copy for the dealer’s records and may mail one copy to the department no later than 7 days after the date of sale. (3) Every off-highway vehicle dealer shall maintain, for one year, a record in the form prescribed by the department for each new all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle sold. These records shall be open for inspection by the department. (4) No off-highway vehicle dealer may accept an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle in trade unless it is registered with the department or another state.