(a)No person shall, unless licensed to do so by the
department:
(i)Sell as a business used parts of or used
accessories for vehicles;
(ii)Wreck or dismantle vehicles as a business for
resale of the parts thereof;
(iii)Rebuild wrecked or dismantled vehicles as a
business; or
(iv)Engage as a business in the storage or disposal
of vehicles, the parts of which are suitable for reuse or
recycling.
(b)Application for a license shall be made on a form
prescribed by the department containing the name of the
applicant, the address or addresses where the business or
activity is to be conducted, the nature of the business or
activity, enumerated in subsection (a) of this section, the
residence address of the applicant if an individual, the names
and residence addresses of the partners of the ap
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(a) No person shall, unless licensed to do so by the
department:
(i) Sell as a business used parts of or used
accessories for vehicles;
(ii) Wreck or dismantle vehicles as a business for
resale of the parts thereof;
(iii) Rebuild wrecked or dismantled vehicles as a
business; or
(iv) Engage as a business in the storage or disposal
of vehicles, the parts of which are suitable for reuse or
recycling.
(b) Application for a license shall be made on a form
prescribed by the department containing the name of the
applicant, the address or addresses where the business or
activity is to be conducted, the nature of the business or
activity, enumerated in subsection (a) of this section, the
residence address of the applicant if an individual, the names
and residence addresses of the partners of the applicant if a
partnership, the names and residence of the principal officers
of the applicant, and the state of its incorporation if a
corporation. The application shall be verified by the oath or
affirmation of the applicant if a sole proprietorship, by a
partner if a partnership, or by an officer if a corporation. The
application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) to be paid into the highway fund.
(c) The department shall issue to an applicant a license
to carry on and conduct a business or activity as specified in
the application for a period of one (1) year following the date
on which the license is issued. The department shall reissue the
license to the applicant when it is satisfied the applicant has
complied with this act and the laws of this state relating to
registration and certificates of titles of vehicles.
(d) The department shall suspend or revoke a license, upon
fifteen (15) days prior written notice by certified mail and
after giving the licensee an opportunity for a hearing, if it
finds:
(i) The license was fraudulently procured or
erroneously issued; or
(ii) The applicant, or any partner or principal
officer of the applicant, if a partnership or a corporation, has
failed to comply with this section and the laws of the state
relating to registration of and certificates of title of
vehicles.
(e) Every licensee shall maintain for three (3) years, in
the form the department prescribes, a record of:
(i) Every vehicle or vehicle body, chassis or engine
of or for a vehicle received or acquired by him, its description
and identifying number, the date of its receipt or acquisition,
and the name and address of the person from whom received or
acquired;
(ii) Every vehicle or vehicle body, chassis or engine
disposed of by him, its description and identifying number, the
date of its disposition, and the name and address of the person
to whom disposed; and
(iii) Every vehicle wrecked or dismantled by him and
the date of its wrecking or dismantling. Every such record shall
be open to inspection by any representative of the department or
police officer during reasonable business hours.
(f) The department shall not issue a license under this
law to any person who is located in any area with a residential
zoning.