A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, corporation or trust to engage in business as, or serve in the capacity of, or act as a motor vehicle dealer or manufacturer or distributor of new motor vehicles, or factory branch, distributor branch or factory representative or distributor representative, as such, in this state without first obtaining a license therefor as provided for by law. Any person, firm, association, corporation or trust engaging in more than one of such capacities or having more than one place where such business is carried on or conducted shall be required to obtain and hold a current license for each thereof. Provided that, a new motor vehicle dealer's license shall authorize one person to sell in the event such person shall be the owner of a proprietorship, or the person designated as principal in the dealer's franchise or the managing officer or one partner if no principal person is named in the franchise.

B. Applications for licenses required to be obtained under provisions of Section 561 et seq. of this title shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the applicant and shall be on forms prescribed by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission and furnished to such applicants, and shall contain such information as the Commission deems necessary to enable it to fully determine the qualifications and eligibility of the several applicants to receive the license or licenses applied for. The Commission shall require in such application, or otherwise, information relating to the applicant's financial standing, the applicant's business integrity, whether the applicant has an established place of business and is primarily engaged in the pursuit, avocation or business for which a license, or licenses, are applied for, and whether the applicant is able to properly conduct the business for which a license, or licenses, are applied for, and such other pertinent information consistent with the safeguarding of the public interest and the public welfare. All such applications for license or licenses shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees therefor in accordance with the schedule thereof hereinafter set out. In the event any such application is denied and the license applied for is not issued, the entire license fee shall be returned to the applicant. All licenses issued under the provisions of Section 561 et seq. of this title shall expire on June 30, following the date of issue and shall be nontransferable. All applications for renewal of a license for a new motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, distributor or manufacturer's or distributor's representative shall be submitted by June 1 of each year, and such license or licenses will be issued by July 1. If applications have not been made for renewal of licenses at the times described in this subsection, it shall be illegal for any person to represent himself or herself and act as a dealer, manufacturer, distributor or manufacturer's or distributor's representative. Motor license agents will be notified not to accept such dealers' titles until such time as licenses have been issued by the Commission.

C. The schedule of license fees to be charged and received by the Commission for the licenses issued hereunder shall be as follows:

1. For each factory branch or distributor branch, Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) initial fee with annual renewal fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00);

2. For each manufacturer or distributor of new motor vehicles, Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) initial fee with annual renewal fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00);

3. For each factory representative or distributor representative, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) annually;

4. For each new motor vehicle dealer, except powersports vehicle dealers, initial fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per franchise sold at each location licensed, with an annual renewal fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per franchise sold at each location per year; and

5. For each powersports vehicle dealer, initial fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per manufacturer represented by the dealer at each location licensed, with an annual renewal fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per manufacturer represented by the dealer at each location licensed per year.

D. The licenses issued to each new motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, distributor branch or representative, if a corporation, shall specify the location of the factory, office or branch thereof. In case such location is changed, the Commission may endorse the change of location on the license without charge unless the change of address triggers a relocation of a new motor vehicle dealer pursuant to the provisions of Section 578.1 of this title. The license of each dealer shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the dealer's place or places of business.

Every motor vehicle factory representative or distributor representative if an individual shall physically possess the license when engaged in business, and shall display same upon request. The name of the employer of such factory representative or distributor representative shall be stated on the license and, in case of a change of employer, the holder of such license shall immediately mail same to the Commission for its endorsement of such change thereon. The Commission shall endorse each such change of employer on licenses for a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).

E. The powersports dealer license shall only allow the sale of the specific types of powersports vehicles authorized by the manufacturer and agreed to by the powersports dealer.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 181, § 4, emerg. eff. May 26, 1953. Amended by Laws 1959, p. 207, § 6, emerg. eff. July 16, 1959; Laws 1967, c. 251, § 6, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967; Laws 1969, c. 241, § 3, emerg. eff. April 21, 1969; Laws 1977, c. 14, § 3, emerg. eff. March 18, 1977; Laws 1980, c. 85, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 239, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 229, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2001, c. 148, § 2, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 425, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2013, c. 191, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 79, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.