Bill Text: PA SB1230 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for license to engage in business.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-16 - Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE [SB1230 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB1230-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1526
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1230 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, MENSCH, BOSCOLA AND FONTANA, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), entitled
"An act providing for the State Board of Vehicle
Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons; and providing
penalties," further providing for license to engage in
business.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5(c) of the act of December 22, 1983
(P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, amended
April 19, 1996 (P.L.104, No.27), is amended to read:
Section 5. License to engage in business.
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(c) Salespersons to be employed.--It shall be unlawful for
any salesperson who has not been issued a salesperson's license
number by the board to engage in any activity related to the
buying, selling or exchanging of a vehicle for a commission,
compensation or other consideration. Any sale must be conducted
pursuant to and as part of the normal business activities of the
dealer by a person who is a licensed salesperson of the dealer,
unless that person is the dealer. The salesperson shall be
presently employed by the currently licensed vehicle dealer for
whom the salesperson is buying, selling or exchanging. The
following provisions shall apply to salespersons:
(1) [Any salesperson licensed hereunder] Except as
otherwise provided under paragraph (3), any licensed
salesperson shall be licensed to sell [only] for [one dealer]
no more than three dealers at a time and his license shall
indicate the name of [that dealer] those dealers, provided
the salesperson has written consent from all dealers involved
if selling for more than one dealer.
(2) A licensed salesperson who is employed by a dealer
who holds a dealer license in more than one category or at
more than one facility may sell for each such dealer or at
each such facility[, provided that each facility has the same
owners].
(3) A licensed salesperson who engages in buying,
selling and exchanging recreational vehicles shall be
licensed to sell only for one recreational vehicle dealer at
a time and his license shall indicate the name of that
recreational vehicle dealer.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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