SECTION 465:10-3-3. Salespersons'registration

(a)   Registration. Contemporaneous with the employment of a Salesperson, an application for Salesperson registration shall be submitted to the Commission on forms prescribed by the Commission along with the appropriate fee paid by the employing licensed dealer. A certificate of registration for a Motor Vehicle Salesperson will be issuedby the Commission within ten days of receipt of a completed application and the proper fee. All Salespersons'certificates of registration will be sent to the Dealer for distribution to his or her respective applicants, and the Dealer will determine that all its personnel required to be registered have done so. Salesperson registrations are required for anyone involved in the selling of new or used vehicles, including sales managers and F&I personnel.

(b)   Identification card. A Salesperson's certificate of registration shall consist of an identification card. The card shall be carried upon his or her person when acting as a Salesperson.

(c)   Termination of employment. Upon termination of employment of a registered Salesperson, the dealership must notify the Motor Vehicle Commission in writing within ten days.

(d)   One registration and employer at a time. No Salesperson may be registered with more than one dealer at any time or be employed by, or sell for, any Dealer other than the Dealer designated on the Salesperson's certificate of registration, except as follows:

(1)   A Salesperson may be registered with more than one dealer only in instances where the salesperson is employed by multiple dealerships which have the same majority ownership;

(2)   A Salespersons'registration application must be submitted for each dealership which have the same majority ownership for which the Salesperson seeks to be registered;

(3)   The identification card or cards which are issued in accordance with OAC Title 465:10-3-3(b), shall contain the names of all commonly owned dealerships for which the Salesperson is registered; and,

(4)   The Salesperson shall only sell for the dealerships designated on the Salespersons' identification card.

(e)   Change of employment. Upon change of employment to another dealership, the existing certificate of registration shall be invalid. A new application for registration along with the appropriate fee paid by the employing dealer shall be submitted to the Commission. Within ten days of receipt of a completed application and required fee the Commission will issue a certificate of registration for a New Motor Vehicle Salesperson.

[Source: Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2213, eff 6-11-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1002, eff 5-12-03; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1108, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1315, eff 5-26-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1073, eff 6-11-11; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 139, eff 11-1-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 2019, eff 9-11-20]