§ 31-3-20.1. Operation with auto body repair shop plates.
(a)(1) An auto body repair shop, officially licensed by the department of business regulations,
may loan a motor vehicle to a client/customer whose registered motor vehicle is undergoing
auto body repair on the premises of the respective auto body repair shop, and may
affix to the loaned motor vehicle number plates registered to the motor vehicle undergoing
auto body repair when the number plates are of the same classification. The licensed
auto body repair shop may issue a temporary certificate of registration to the loaned
motor vehicle under which the loaned vehicle may be operated
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§ 31-3-20.1. Operation with auto body repair shop plates.
(a)(1) An auto body repair shop, officially licensed by the department of business regulations,
may loan a motor vehicle to a client/customer whose registered motor vehicle is undergoing
auto body repair on the premises of the respective auto body repair shop, and may
affix to the loaned motor vehicle number plates registered to the motor vehicle undergoing
auto body repair when the number plates are of the same classification. The licensed
auto body repair shop may issue a temporary certificate of registration to the loaned
motor vehicle under which the loaned vehicle may be operated upon the public highways
for a period of twenty (20) days from the date of issuance. The certificate shall
be issued on a form obtained from the division of motor vehicles and shall be titled
"agreement — temporary loan of motor vehicleâ€�.
(2) The certificate shall be issued under any conditions that the division of motor vehicles
may impose. The certificate shall be carried in the loaned vehicle for which it is
issued and the operator or person in control of the loaned vehicle shall display the
certificate for examination upon demand of any proper officer. The client/customer
shall furnish proof to the auto body repair shop that he or she has liability and
property damage insurance which will cover any damage to any person or property caused
by the operation of the loaned vehicle for which the client/customer would have been
liable if he or she had been the owner.
(3) This proof of insurance shall be set forth on the certificate issued by the division
of motor vehicles and shall be subject to any conditions that the division of motor
vehicles may impose. In the event the client/customer to whom the vehicle is loaned
shall not have proper insurance in effect, then any liability or property damage shall
be covered by the auto body repair shop's insurance policy. Section 31-47-12(d) shall apply to loaned motor vehicles, and the acceptable evidence of financial responsibility
as filed in the rules and regulations relative to compulsory insurance or financial
responsibility shall apply.
(b) An auto body repair shop may not extend the use of "agreement — temporary loan of
motor vehicle� certificates to anyone who is not a client/customer whose registered
motor vehicle is undergoing auto body repair on the premises of the respective auto
body repair shop. This legislation does not apply to any motor vehicle owned by a
dealer, manufacturer, or operator of an auto body repair shop which is rented or leased
for compensation to any person for any purpose.
(c) Every auto body repair shop shall keep a record of each loaned vehicle showing the
date loaned, date returned, name, address, and operator's license number of the client/customer,
the number plate transferred to the loaned vehicle, and the number of the certificate
issued. This record shall be available during business hours for examination by any
police officer or inspector designated by the administrator of the division of motor
vehicles. This legislation does not apply to any motor vehicle owned by a dealer,
manufacturer, or operator of an auto body repair shop which is rented or leased for
compensation to any person for any purpose.
(d) Penalties. Any owner and/or employee of any auto body repair shop or customer who violates the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of
two hundred dollars ($200) and have the authority to issue "agreement — temporary
loan of motor vehicle� certificates revoked.