Press Coverage May 22, 2026

Out-of-State Car Deals Require Dealerships to Master Varying Laws and Regulations

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Brooke K. Conkle

Brooke Conkle a partner with Troutman Pepper Locke and co-host of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, was quoted in the May 22, 2026, Automotive News article, “Out-of-State Car Deals Require Dealerships to Master Varying Laws and Regulations.”

  • Compliance details challenge any car deal, said Brooke Conkle, a partner at law firm Troutman Pepper Locke in Richmond, Va. “But they can be big stumbling blocks when it comes to closing a deal with the consumer who’s going to take the car to a different state,” she said.
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  • One of the most challenging parts is complying with each state’s — or local government’s — tax, titling and registration fee laws, experts say. Government fees are notoriously complicated, Conkle said.
  • “Taxes are terrifying, even for lawyers,” she said.
  • States also have different requirements for how dealerships should disclose the document fee to buyers or in advertising, Conkle said.
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