D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-506
A new car dealer registered in accordance with this chapter may issue special use certificates and special use identification tags described in § 426 and subject to the conditions prescribed in that section.
Special use identification tags sold under this section shall be sold to dealers in multiples of ten (10).
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Special use tags may be issued for the following periods of time and under the following circumstances:
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If the purchaser is a resident of the District, no special use certificate or tags shall be issued for the forty-five (45) day period authorized under § 506.5(a) unless the dealer has first received the application for a certificate, applicable taxes, and all fees required for the certificate and registration for the vehicle for delivery to the Director; Provided, that the fees and taxes need not be collected in the event the vehicle upon which the special tags are to be placed is to be titled, registered, and licensed in the District as a public vehicle for hire.
When issuing special use identification tags, the dealer shall prepare a special use certificate by printing or typing all of the information required on the certificate.
If issued to a purchaser, the certificate shall be issued in the name of the purchaser.
The original of the certificate shall be delivered to the person whose name appears on the certificate.
The duplicate copy of the special use certificate, the information received by the new car dealer in accordance with § 506.6, together with an itemized bill of sale that includes the amount of all applicable taxes and fees required for the vehicle's registration, shall be retained at the dealer's registered location for at least two (2) years.
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Any dealer issuing a special use identification tag to a customer must electronically submit the vehicle identification number, make, model and year of vehicle, special identification tag number, insurance information, the customer's name and address, and the driver's license number of the person operating the vehicle from the dealer's location, to the Department within one (1) business day of the sale.
All special use identification tags in the possession of the dealer shall be kept in a secure location at the dealer's registered place of business and presented to the Department upon request.
A dealer is entitled to replace any lost or stolen special use identification tag no more than once every six (6) months; except for good cause as determined by the Director.
No dealer shall issue a special identification tag for a vehicle not sold by that dealer.
No dealer shall issue a second or subsequent special use identification tag to the same customer for the same vehicle without written approval from the Director.
A dealer may issue special use identification tags for used cars only if the dealer's sale of used cars is incidental to the sale of new cars and the used cars are displayed on the same lot as new cars.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-506