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Curbsiders
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Question 1
Under section 4(1) of the MVDA, what does the term "curbsider" describe?
Correct answer: B
Section 4(1)(a) of the MVDA prohibits any person from acting as a motor vehicle dealer unless registered under the Act. A curbsider is OMVIC's term for someone who carries on the business of selling vehicles while unregistered, which directly contravenes that prohibition.
Source: MVDA, s. 4(1)
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Question 2
Riya buys five used vehicles over six months from auctions and online listings, never drives any of them, and resells each one within a few weeks at a markup. She advertises them as "private sales." Does the section 5 exemption from MVDA registration apply to her trades?
Correct answer: C
Section 5 of the MVDA exempts an individual only when the vehicle traded is used primarily for the personal use of the individual or a family member. Buying vehicles to resell, with no personal use, falls outside the exemption, so Riya must be registered. There is no volume threshold or "private seller" label that creates an exemption.
Source: MVDA, s. 5
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Question 3
How does the MVDA treat a registered dealer who supplies vehicles to another dealer for the purpose of trading when the receiving dealer is not registered?
Correct answer: C
Section 4(4) of the MVDA flatly forbids a motor vehicle dealer from supplying vehicles to another dealer for the purpose of trading unless that other dealer is registered. The prohibition is statutory, not just an ethics norm, and it does not turn on the channel of supply or on what the supplying dealer subjectively knew.
Source: MVDA, s. 4(4)
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Question 4
Under section 32(4) of the MVDA, what is the minimum fine on conviction for acting as an unregistered motor vehicle dealer (curbsiding) contrary to section 4(1)?
Correct answer: C
Section 32(4) of the MVDA sets a minimum fine of $5,000 on conviction for an offence under section 4(1). This is a statutory floor, so a court cannot impose a smaller fine even on a first-time curbsider; the maximum is set separately by section 32(3).
Source: MVDA, s. 32(4)
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Question 5
Select all that apply
Under section 32(3) of the MVDA, which of the following accurately describe the maximum penalties available on conviction for an MVDA offence such as curbsiding? Select all that apply.
Correct: A, B, D
Section 32(3) sets three caps that apply together: an individual may be fined up to $50,000, imprisoned for up to two years less a day, or both, and a corporation may be fined up to $250,000. The phrasing "two years less a day" is statutory; it is not "two years" or "five years," and imprisonment is on the table for individuals.
Source: MVDA, s. 32(3)
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