§437-4 Advertising. (a) Motor vehicle, availability of. No new or used motor vehicle dealer shall advertise or offer for sale or exchange in any newspaper, or through any other medium, any motor vehicle not actually for sale at the premises of the dealer or available to the dealer from the manufacturer, or authorized new car distributor of such automobile at the time the advertisement or offer is made.
(b) False, deceptive, or misleading advertising.
(c) Procedure relative to advertising of a specific motor vehicle.
(d) Display of motor vehicle at unlicensed premises. All dealers or salespersons shall obtain prior approval of the board, through its executive officer, to display motor vehicles for advertising purposes at or on any place other than the licensed premises.
(e) Advertising by salesperson prohibited. No salesperson shall advertise the sale of a motor vehicle in or through any advertising medium without designating the name of the salesperson's employer; provided that this provision shall not apply when a salesperson advertises to dispose of a motor vehicle registered under the salesperson's name. [L 1963, c 199, §1d; Supp, §160-161.2; HRS §437-4; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 266, §1; am L 1996, c 66, §1 and c 264, §4]