{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-190.071","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 190.071","heading":"Prohibited practices on part of new motor vehicle dealer.","body":"(1) It shall be a violation of this section for any new motor vehicle dealer:\n(a) To require the purchaser of a motor vehicle as a condition of sale and delivery,\nto also purchase special features, appliances, accessories, or equipment not\ndesired or requested  by the purchaser, unless the features, appliances,\naccessories, or equipment are the type which are ordinarily installed on the\nvehicle by the manufacturer or distributor when the vehicle is received or\nacquired by the dealer.\n(b) To advertise, display, r epresent, or sell as a new or unused motor vehicle any\nvehicle which has been operated for demonstration purposes, or which is\notherwise a used motor vehicle.\n(c) To sell or offer for sale as a new or unused motor vehicle any motor vehicle\nfor which he cannot secure for the purchaser the new car warranty that may be\nextended by the manufacturer of the vehicle to purchasers of one (1) of its\nnew vehicles, unless the fact that the vehicle being sold without a\nmanufacturer's warranty is communicated to the pur chaser, and disclosed\nprominently in writing.\n(d) To fail to have an established place of business which is used, or will be used,\nprimarily for the purpose of selling, buying, displaying, repairing, or servicing\nmotor vehicles.\n(e) To use false or fraudul ent representations in connection with the operation of\nthe new motor vehicle dealership.\n(f) To fail to reasonably supervise his agents, salesmen, or employees.\n(g) To transfer a new motor vehicle with a manufacturer's statement of origin to a\nmotor vehic le dealer who does not have either a valid service agreement or\nfranchise from the particular line, make, manufacturer, distributor, factory\nbranch, or factory representative.\n(2) Any motor vehicle dealer who fails to comply with this section or the provis ions of\nKRS Chapter 186 or 186A, and any motor vehicle dealer other than a wholesale\nauto dealer who is found by the commission to have acquired a used motor vehicle\nfor cash, trade -in, or in any other manner and fails to have the registration\ntransferred to him prior to the time the vehicle is sold or otherwise transferred to\nanother person shall be subject to suspension, fine, or revocation of his motor\nvehicle dealer's license.","path":["KRS Chapter 190"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6555","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:45Z","sha256":"aaaba09eea5eeeed88fa926b1ae7d6a149cef213fc0160ca6ea1541f1943b9b2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-190.070","next":"us-ky/krs-190.073"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}