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Motor Vehicle Dealer Board approves fines, inspections and short suspensions for four dealers
Summary
The Motor Vehicle Dealer Board voted to assess civil penalties, require inspections and mandate training for four dealerships after committee findings of repeated recordkeeping, title-transfer and unlicensed-sales violations. The largest action: Fairfax Motors faces about $11,000 in fines and a minimum 30‑day suspension.
The Motor Vehicle Dealer Board voted on multiple enforcement resolutions after its dealer-practices committee reported repeat compliance problems, including missing titles, unlicensed sales staff and poor recordkeeping.
The board adopted committee recommendations for four separate cases. For TAD Autosports and James C. Taylor the board assessed a separate civil penalty of $1,000 and ordered the dealership to pass a Motor Vehicle Dealer Board field inspection by Dec. 9, 2024, warning that failure to comply could result in extension or suspension of licenses. ‘‘Therefore, be it further resolved by the board that failure to comply with the board's mandates by the required dates will result in extension of all licenses and certificates issued by the board,’’ the resolution stated.
The board also adopted a $3,000 penalty for Exclusive Auto Center and required a satisfactory field inspection and that Mohammed Salam complete the dealer‑operator course by Dec. 9, 2024. The full-board resolutions mirror recommendations made earlier in the dealer-practices committee.
Fairfax Motors drew the most severe measures. The board resolved to assess approximately $11,000 in total civil penalties, suspend the dealership’s licenses and certificates for no less than 30 days, require a satisfactory field inspection, and require completion of dealer training by the stated deadline in the resolution. Board members cited multiple customer complaints, late hearing attendance and an ownership change that preceded a spike in consumer complaints.
Jeff Auto Sales and Omar Ahmad were assessed $2,000, required to pass a field inspection and to complete dealer‑operator training by March 9, 2025. Committee discussion and the board resolutions emphasized protecting consumers and using both monetary penalties and temporary suspension to deter repeated noncompliance.
All four resolutions were put to voice vote and carried. The meeting record does not list individual roll-call tallies for the votes.
The board directed staff to schedule follow-up inspections and to report compliance by the deadlines in each resolution. The board also noted that failure to meet those deadlines could trigger additional enforcement, including suspension of licenses.
