HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     3845

(1)  Drive, under any one dealer registration plate
issued to the dealer:

(i) Any vehicle owned by the dealer and mainly
used in the dealer's business; and

(ii) Any vehicle in the possession of the
dealer, but not owned by him, if the dealer has the consent of
the owner of the vehicle to this use; and

(2)  As to any vehicle the dealer owns and to which is
attached any one dealer registration plate issued to the dealer:

(i) Lend the vehicle to a prospective buyer,
for demonstration purposes; and

(ii) Permit the prospective buyer to drive the
vehicle under that plate for a period of not more than 10 days
from the date of delivery of the vehicle to the prospective
buyer, regardless of the business in which the prospective buyer
is engaged or the use to which the vehicle will be put during the
demonstration period.

15-101.

(a)  In this title the' following words have the meanings
indicated.

(b)  (1) "Dealer" means, except as provided in paragraph (3)
of this subsection, a dealer in vehicles of a type required to be
registered under Title 13 of this article.

(2)  "Dealer" includes:

(i) A PERSON WHO IS IN THE BUSINESS OF BUYING,
SELLING, OR EXCHANGING VEHICLES, INCLUDING A person who during
any 12-month period [sells] OFFERS TO SELL five or more of these
vehicles, the ownership of which was acquired for resale
purposes; and

(ii) For the purposes of §§ 15-301 through
15-315, inclusive, of this title, any person who sells vehicles,
whether or not that person acquired the vehicles for personal or
business use, if the vehicles are displayed at a fixed location
used principally for the purpose of selling vehicles on a regular
basis.

(3)  "Dealer" does not include:

(i) A public official who sells or disposes of
vehicles in the performance of his official duties;

(ii) An insurance company, finance company,
bank, or other lending institution licensed or otherwise