From: Board of Selectmen
Re: Requirements for Class I, II, III Motor Vehicle licenses
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1. All applicants for a Class I, II and III must check with the Building Inspector to
determine if a Special Permit is required. If it is required, a Special Permit must be
obtained before your application is filed with the Board of Selectmen. Building
Inspector must sign Form.
2. Class I – Copy of the Agreement with a Recognized Motor Vehicle Agent.
Class II – before license is issued, you must obtain a Bond in the amount of $25,000
executed by a Surety company, Irrevocable Letter of Credit or a Certificate of
Deposit. You must fill out the attached form with letter of agreement with
recognized repair facility.
3. Application must be filed in duplicate. All other forms must be filled out.
4. Two copies of parking plan, (1) Building Inspector,(1) for Selectmen
5. Signs offs must be obtained from Light Dept. and Treasurer if previous business was
a Class I or II licensee.
6. A public hearing will be scheduled and applicant must pay for advertisement.
7. Before license is issued, we must have the following: a} Worker’s Compensation
information and certificate of liability; b} business certificate must be on file at the
Town Clerk’s Office in the exact name as on application.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
DATE:_______________
TO THE LICENSING AUTHORITIES:
In accordance with the provisions of the Statutes relating thereto, application for a License is hereby
made by:
1. APPLICANT:_______________________________________________________
(Full name of person, firm or corporation making application)
2. HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________________________
TELEPHONE:___________________________________________________
3. NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT:___________________________________________
TELEPHONE:__________________________________________________
4. ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________
5. FEDERAL ID NO..:______________________________
6. DAYS/HOURS OF OPERATION:_____________________________________
Please fill out the following if applicant is an individual. A separate application form must be filled
out by each partner if license is for a partnership. If a corporation, please submit corporation papers
to the Selectmen’s Office.
Name______________________________ Address___________________________________
Date of Birth:____________________ Place of Birth__________________________________
State clearly purpose for which license is requested:_________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Have you been before any court for a violation of law?_______________________________
For what offense?_______________________________________________________________
What was the disposition of your case?_____________________________________________
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List the following references, with complete names and addresses including zip code numbers:
Business affiliations past five years:
Personal references:
Bank references:
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 233, Section 35, the Commissioner of
Revenue requires, as of August 1, 1983, that all cities and towns over 5,000 require the following
statement before issuing the above license.
Pursuant to M.G.L., Ch. 62C. Sec. 49A, I certify under the penalties of perjury that I, to my best
knowledge and belief, have filed all State tax returns and paid all State taxes required under law.
**______________________________
Federal ID No.
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Signature of Applicant
By ________________________________
Corporate Officer (If applicable)
*Your Federal Identification number will be furnished to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue
to determine whether you have met tax filing or tax payment
obligations. Licensees who fail to correct their non-filing or delinquency will be subject to license
suspension or revocation. This request is made under the authority of MGL, Chapter 62C, S. 49A.
If you do not have a Federal Identification number, your social security number will be furnished to
the Mass. Dept. of Revenue.
**ALL OUTSTANDING ELECTRIC/WATER BILLS MUST BE PAID BEFORE
APPROVAL IS GIVEN.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE YOU MUST SPEAK
WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND THIS FORM MUST BE RETURNED TO
THE SELECMEN'S OFFICE WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
DATE:
APPLICANT
LOCATION OF PREMISES:
BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED _______YES ________NO
NUMBER OF SEATS:
PARKING RESTRICTIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
COMMENTS:
______________________________
Mark Chubet, Building Inspector
DATE:
Before a license can be issued, the Norwood Light Department and the
Treasurer’s Office must sign off indicating that there are no outstanding fees or
charges, water and sewer liens, real estate taxes, personal property taxes,
electric light bills, excise taxes etc. which have not been paid.
If you are considering taking over an existing business, the previous owner
must have this form certified that there are no outstanding fees or charges.
You must also have the attached forms signed off from the Building Inspector
and the Board of Health and you must return them to the Selectmen’s Office.
Previous Owner New Applicant
____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
Phone No.:___________________ Phone No.:__________________
Norwood Light Department Treasurer/Tax Collector
Approved__________________________ Approved____________________
To: All Class II Motor Vehicle Licensees
From: Board of Selectmen
Re: $25,000 Bond Requirement/Repair Facility Information
_________________________________________________________ This is a reminder of the requirement that a Class II Motor Vehicle Licensee must post a
satisfactory bond in the amount of $25,000. The bonding requirements may be satisfied
either by an actual bond issued by a bonding company qualified to do business in
Massachusetts, or by letter of credit, certificate of deposit or posting collateral. It is up to
you to submit the bond to our office. Some bonds are in effect for a period longer than one
year. If you have a continuous bond, please notify the Selectmen’s Office. When your bond
comes up for renewal, have your insurance company forward a copy to our office. As part
of the renewal process you must provide the name and address of the repair facilities which
will enable you to satisfy the warranty repair obligations imposed by Sec. 7N of Chap. 90.
(form attached)
We are attaching information regarding your obligations to affix a yellow notice (in not
smaller than 10 point type) that must be displayed by being affixed to a window or
dashboard of every used car being offered for sale by a dealer in the Commonwealth.
(notice attached)
RENEWALS WILL BE SENT OUT IN OCTOBER AND BOND CERTIFICATE,
REPAIR FACILITY INFORMATION AND WORKERS COMPENSATION MUST
ACCOMPANY THE RENEWAL BEFORE YOUR LICENSE CAN BE ISSUED.
Attachment
MEMO
To: All Class II Motor Vehicle Licensees
From: Board of Selectmen Please provide the name and address of the repair facility in order to satisfy the warranty repair obligations imposed by M.G.L. Chapter 90 §7N. A used car dealer shall remain liable for all warranty repairs made and other obligations imposed by said Section 7N ¼ of said Chapter 90. Name of Dealership: ______________________________________ Repair Facility Name: ______________________________________ Repair Facility Address: _____________________________________
TO: ALL LICENSEES
FROM: BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RE: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE
UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW A LICENSE MAY NOT BE ISSUED WITHOUT
RECEIVING A COMPLETED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FORM.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE ATTACHED FORM AND ATTACH A COPY OF THE
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION POLICY DECLARATION PAGE WHICH YOU WILL
RECEIVE FROM YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY THAT SHOWS YOUR POLICY
NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE.
THE BOARD WILL NOT ISSUE YOUR LICENSE UNTIL WE HAVE THE ABOVE
INFORMATION.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents Workers’
Compensation Insurance Affidavit can be found in Miscellaneous Documents.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
_______________ OF_______________________ APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO BUY, SELL, EXCHANCE
OR ASSEMBLE SECOND HAND MOTOR VEHICLES
OR PARTS THEREOF I, the undersigned, duly authorized by the concern herein mentioned, hereby apply for a________________ class
license, to Buy, Sell, Exchange or Assemble second hand motor vehicles or parts thereof, in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 140 of the General Laws.
1. What is the name of the concern?____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business address of concern. No.__________________________________________________ St.,
_____________________________________________________________________________City—Town.
2. Is the above concern an individual, co-partnership, an association or a corporation?_____________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. lf an individual, state full name and residential address.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. If a co-partnership, state full names and residential addresses of the persons composing it.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. If an association or a corporation, state full names and residential addresses of the principal officers.
President_______________________________________________________________________
Secretary _______________________________________________________________________
Treasurer _______________________________________________________________________
6. Are you engaged principally in the business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles?_________
If so, is your principal business the sale of new motorvehicles?____________________________________
Is your principal business the buying and selling of second hand motor vehicles?_____________________
Is your principal business that of a motor vehicle junk dealer?____________________________________
7. Give a complete description of all the premises to be used for the purpose of carrying on the business.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Are you a recognized agent of a motor vehicle manufacturer?___________________________ (Yes or No)
If so, state name of manufacturer______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
9. Have you a signed contract as required by Section 58, Class 1?__________________________ (Yes or No)
10. Have you ever applied for a license to deal in second hand motor vehicles or parts thereof? ___ (Yes or No)
If so, in what city—town______________________________________________________________
Did you receive a license?________________ (Yes or No) For what year?______________
11. Has any license issued to you in Massachusetts or any other state to deal in motor vehicles or part therof
ever been suspended or revoked?____________________ (Yes or No)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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Sign your name in full________________________________________
(Duly authorized to represent the concern herein mentioned)
Residence_____________________________________________
IMPORTANT
EVERY QUESTION MUST BE ANSWERED WITH
FULL INFORMATION, AND FALSE STATEMENTS
HEREIN MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF
YOU'RE APPLICATION OR THE SUBSEQUENT
REVOCATION OF YOUR LICENSE IF ISSUED.
NOTE: lf the applicant has not held a license in the year prior to this application, he must file a duplicate of the application
with the registrar. (See Sec. 59)
Application after investigation_______________________________ Approved or Disapproved
License No.________________ granted _______________________Fee $____________________
Signed _______________________________________________
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CHAPTER 140 OF THE GENERAL LAWS, TER. ED., WITH AMENDMENTS THERETO (EXTRACT)
Section 57. No person, except one whose principal business is the manufacture and sale of new motor vehicles but who incidentally acquires and sells second hand vehicles, or a person whose principal business is financing the purchase of or insuring motor vehicles but who incidentally acquires and sells second hand vehicles, shall engage in the business of buying, selling, exchanging or assembling second hand motor vehicles or parts thereof without securing a license as provided in section fifty-nine. This section shall apply to any person engaged in the business of conducting auctions for the sale of motor vehicles. Section 58. Licenses granted under the following section shall be classified as follows:
Class 1. Any person who is a recognized agent of a motor vehicle manufacturer or a seller of motor vehicles made by such manufacturer whose authority to sell the same is created by a written contract with such manufacturer or with some person authorized in writing by such manufacturer to enter into such contract, and whose principal business is the sale of new motor vehicles, the purchase and sale of second hand motor vehicles being incidental or secondary thereto, may be granted an agent's or a seller's license; provided, that with respect to second hand motor vehicles purchased for the purpose of sale or exchange and not taken in trade for new motor vehicles, such dealer shall be subject to all provisions or this chapter and of rules and regulations made in accordance therewith applicable to holders of licenses of class 2.
Class 2. Any person whose principal business is the buying or selling of second hand motor vehicles may be granted a used car dealer's license.
Class 3. Any person whose principal business is the buying of second hand motor vehicles for the purpose of remodeling, taking apart or rebuilding the same, or the buying or selling of parts of second hand motor vehicles or tires, or the assembling of second hand motor vehicle parts, may be granted a motor vehicle junk license.
SECTION 59. The police commissioner in Boston and the licensing authorities in other cities and towns may grant licenses under this section which will expire on January first following the date of issue unless sooner revoked. The fees for the licenses shall be fixed by the licensing board or officer, but in no case shall exceed $100. dollars. Application for license shall be made in such form as shall be approved by the registrar of motor vehicles, in sections fifty-nine to sixty-six, inclusive, called title registrar, and if the applicant has not held a license in the year prior to such application. such application shall be made in duplicate, which duplicate hall be filed with the registrar. No such license shall be granted unless the licensing board officer is satisfied from an investigation of the facts stated in the application and any other information which they may require of the applicant, that he is a proper person to engage in the business specified in section fifty-eight in the classifications for which he has applied, that said business is or will he his principal business, and that he has available a place of business suitable for the purpose. The license shall specify all the premises to be occupied by the licensee for the purpose of carrying on the licensed business. Permits for a change of situation of the licensed premises or for addition thereto may be granted at any lime by the licensing board or officer in writing, a copy of which shall be attached to the license., Cities and towns by ordinance or by-taw may regulate the situation of the premises of licenses within class 3 as defined in section fifty-eight, and all licenses and permits issued here under to persons within said class 3 shall be subject to the provisions of ordinances and by-laws which are hereby authorized to be made. No license or permit shall be issued here under to a person within said class 3 until after a hearing, of which seven days notice shall have been given to the owners of property abutting on the premises where such license or permit is proposed to be exercised. All licenses granted under this section shall be revoked by the licensing board or officer if it appears, after hearing, that the licensee is not complying with sections fifty-seven to sixty-nine, inclusive or the rules and regulations made there under; and no new license shall be granted to such person thereafter, nor to any person for use on the same premises, without the approval of the registrar. The hearing may be dispensed with if the registrar notifies the licensing board or officer that a licensee is not so complying. Any person aggrieved by any action of the licensing board or of officer refusing to grant, or revoking a license for any cause may, within ten days after such action, appeal there from lo any justice at the superior court in the county in which the premises sought to be occupied under the license or permit applied for are located. The justice shall, after such notice to the parties as he deems reasonable, give a summary hearing on such appeal, and shall have jurisdiction in equity to review ail questions of fact or law and may affirm or reverse the decision of the board or officer and may make any appropriate decree. The decision of the justice shall be final.
APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO BUY, SELL, EXCHANGE OR ASSEMBLE SECOND HAND
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS THEREOF
Applicant Will Not Fill The Following Blanks
Application No._____________________
Class_______________ License No._____________________
Name______________________________________________
St. and No.__________________________________________
City - Town__________________________________________
Date Issued_________________________________________
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Remarks____________________________________________
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