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N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 473: Savings clause

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  1. Vehicle & Traffic Law
  2. Title 4. Registration of Vehicles
  3. Article 17-A. Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer Act

§ 473. Savings clause. Nothing in this article shall prohibit, limit,

restrict or impose conditions on:

1. The business activities (including, without limitation, the

dealings with motor vehicle manufacturers and their representatives and

affiliates) of any person that is primarily engaged in the business of

rental of motor vehicles and industrial and construction equipment and

activities incidental to that business provided that (a) any motor

vehicles sold by such person are limited to used motor vehicles that

have been previously used exclusively and regularly by such person in

the conduct of business and used motor vehicles traded in on motor

vehicles sold by such person, (b) warranty repairs performed by such

person on motor vehicles are limited to those motor vehicles that it

owns, previously owned or takes in trade, and (c) motor vehicle

financing provided by such person to retail consumers for motor vehicles

is limited to vehicles sold by such person in the conduct of business;

or

2. The direct or indirect ownership, affiliation or control of a

person described in subdivision one of this section.

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