Sec. 45.25.460. Advertising and selling practices generally.

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(a)In addition to the provisions of AS 45.50.471 and regulations adopted under AS 45.50.471 , a motor vehicle dealer

(1)may not represent the dealer document preparation fee as a government fee;

(2)may not advertise a specific motor vehicle for sale unless the vehicle identification number, vehicle stocking number, or license number is disclosed in the advertisement or made available by the dealer on request of a retail buyer;

(3)may not use the term “rebate,” “cash back,” or a similar term in advertising the sale of a motor vehicle unless the rebate is expressed in a specific dollar amount and is in fact a rebate offered by the vehicle manufacturer or distributor directly to the retail buyer of the vehicle;

(4)may not require a person, in order to receive the advertised credit terms, to pay a higher price for a motor vehicle and any related goods or services than the cash price the same person would have to pay to purchase the same vehicle and related goods or services;

(5)may not advertise a guaranteed trade-in allowance or range of allowances unless the guarantee is provided by the manufacturer or distributor;

(6)may not affix to a new motor vehicle a supplemental price sticker containing a price that represents the dealer's asking price if the supplemental price sticker exceeds the manufacturer's suggested retail price, unless the supplemental sticker

(A)clearly and conspicuously, in the largest print appearing on the sticker other than the print size used for the dealer's name, discloses that the supplemental sticker price is the dealer's asking price, or words of similar meaning, and is not the manufacturer's suggested retail price;

(B)clearly and conspicuously discloses the manufacturer's suggested retail price; and

(C)states, if the supplemental sticker price is greater than the sum of the manufacturer's suggested retail price and the price of the items added by the dealer, the difference and describes it as additional dealer mark-up;

(7)may not advertise or otherwise represent, or knowingly allow to be advertised or represented on behalf of the dealer, that a down payment is not required in connection with the sale of a motor vehicle when a down payment is in fact required;

(8)may not advertise an offer for the sale, lease, or purchase of a motor vehicle that does not contain the name of the dealer;

(9)may not represent and sell as a new motor vehicle a demonstrator vehicle or a motor vehicle that is a used motor vehicle; in this paragraph, “demonstrator vehicle”

(A)means a motor vehicle

(i)that has been assigned by a dealer for use by the dealership as an executive vehicle for promotional purposes, including being driven in the community;

(ii)that has not been licensed by a retail buyer; and

(iii)the title of which has not been transferred to a retail buyer;

(B)does not include a motor vehicle that has only been driven to demonstrate the motor vehicle to a prospective buyer;

(10)may not advertise that the dealer finances any person or does not reject any person's credit, or make similar claims;

(11)may not advertise or make a statement, declaration, or representation in an advertisement that cannot be substantiated in fact; the burden of proof of the factual basis for the statement, declaration, or representation is on the dealer.

(b)[Repealed, § 9 ch 171 SLA 2004.]