(A) Every used car dealer shall keep, at the place of business named in his or her license, a book, in which shall be written legibly in ink, in the English language, at the time of purchase, the complete description of the used motor vehicle purchased or taken in trade including the title number, serial number, motor or vehicle number, year, make, body style and color, also the name, address, age and description of the seller.
(B) (1) At the time of sale of a motor vehicle, a corresponding entry shall be made in this book as to the date, name and address of the purchaser.
(2) When motor vehicles are purchased or taken in trade in addition to keeping of the above described book, the titles for these motor vehicles properly assigned to the licensee shall be obtained at the time of purchase and shall be kept at the licensed place of business until such time as these vehicles have been sold or some other dispositions made of them.
(3) Such books and titles at all times shall be open for the inspection of the Chief of Police of any member of the Police Department designated by him or her.
(4) All entries in this book shall be made consecutively each business day and no entry in such book shall be erased, obliterated, destroyed or defaced, nor shall any pages be removed.
(Prior Code, § 40-136) (Ord. 610, passed 3-27-1978; Ord. 1477, passed 6-17-2019)