Sec.14-63-1. Definitions  


Latest version.
  • (a) "New car dealer" includes any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of merchandising new motor vehicles under factory contract who may, incidental to such business, sell used motor vehicles and repair motor vehicles or cause them to be repaired by qualified persons in his employ. He shall be a qualified person and have a suitable and adequate place of business, which shall be determined by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

    (b) "Used car dealer" includes any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of merchandising motor vehicles other than new who may, incidental to such business, repair motor vehicles or cause them to be repaired by qualified persons in his employ. He shall be a qualified person and have a suitable and adequate place of business, which shall be determined by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

    (c) "Repairer" includes any person, firm or corporation engaged in repairing, overhauling, removing, adjusting, replacing, assembling or disassembling parts of any motor vehicle. He shall be a qualified person having a suitable place of business and having adequate equipment, but "repairer" shall exclude a person engaged in making repairs to tires, upholstering, glazing, general blacksmithing, welding and machine work on motor vehicle parts when parts involving such work are disassembled and reassembled by a licensed repairer; provided lubricating motor vehicles, changing tires and tubes or installing light bulbs, windshield wiper blades, spark plugs, fan belts or other similar service incidental to the sale of motor vehicle fuels shall not be construed as constituting the holder of a gasoline pump license in this state a repairer under the provisions of subdivision (d) of part III of chapter 246 of the general statutes.