Hi there Montana dealers! I’m Lauren Bailey, vice president of state legal and regulatory affairs at ComplyAuto, and I’m thrilled to share how our team is bringing next-level compliance tools to Montana dealers. From our dealership roots to our innovative AI-powered audit platform, ComplyAuto exists to help you eliminate risk, streamline processes, and keep your customers happy.

I recently joined ComplyAuto after more than a decade at NADA. In my new role, I work hand-in-hand with the MTADA staff to ensure our platform not only addresses Montana’s regulatory landscape but also drives real business value on the lot.

Why ComplyAuto Is the Right Partner for Dealers

Compliance should never feel like a roadblock. It should be the engine that powers confidence, trust and growth. That belief is why ComplyAuto was founded on the principle that compliance works best when it is designed by people who have been in your shoes. Many of our employees are former dealership personnel, so they know exactly how shifting rules can interrupt a deal, frustrate customers and expose you to legal risk.

Our approach combines that frontline dealership experience with deep legal expertise to embed compliance into your existing workflows. We fit our tools into the processes you already use, automating the mundane tasks, surfacing only the issues that matter and equipping your team to act quickly and accurately.

A Unified Suite of Dealer-Driven Solutions

ComplyAuto’s platform brings every aspect of compliance under one roof with expert solutions. 

• ComplyCrypt wraps your customer communications in end-to-end encryption, so that personal data never strays into insecure channels. 
• ComplyAuto Privacy handles both federal and state privacy and cybersecurity requirements, from the GLBA Safeguards Rule to complex cybersecurity controls, to Montana’s own data rules. 
• ComplyAuto Safety provides cloud-based environmental health and safety management, keeping your dealership compliant with OSHA and EPA standards. ComplyAuto Safety goes beyond software with a full suite of on-site inspection services performed by our environmental health and safety experts. 
• ComplyAuto Guardian uses advanced AI to scan your advertising and vehicle display pages (VDPs), audit deal jackets, auto-generate mandatory policies and forms, and track staff training and vendor records. 
• ComplyAuto Workforce helps you build, deploy and maintain employee training programs and policy documentation. 
• DealCheck AI brings real-time deal jacket scanning that flags missing disclosures and errors, reducing kicked or unfunded deals and lowering chargebacks so your finance managers can spend less time correcting paperwork and more time making deals.

Partnering with MTADA for Success

Our partnership with MTADA is a true collaboration built on shared goals. From hosting compliance workshops at MTADA’s annual convention to convening regular webinar calls with Montana dealers, we translate local regulatory nuances into practical, dealer-friendly solutions. In fact, we are the only auto retail compliance solution that is 50-state compliant — that means we ensure you are covered under federal and Montana state law. This partnership means Montana dealers don’t just get software, they gain a trusted ally invested in their success.

Bringing Advertising Compliance and Deal Jacket Audit Tools to the MTADA Convention

Your deal jackets tell a story — not only of the consumer transaction but also of your dealership’s compliance with legal requirements, as well as your deal checklist and processes. Missing signatures, inaccurate or missing forms, or other errors in deal jackets aren’t just paperwork snafus; they can frustrate your customers, erode trust and lead to angry calls, negative reviews, and in some cases, even costly fines or litigation risk. The ComplyAuto Guardian products provide powerful AI-driven tools to automate advertising compliance on your website VDPs and deal jacket audits. We are excited to announce an exclusive offer for MTADA attendees at the 111th Annual Family Convention (Aug. 24-27, 2025) — we will provide two complimentary ComplyAuto Guardian deal jacket audits and a free advertising review of the VDP pages on your dealership URL. We will conduct this review and have experts on hand at the convention to discuss the results with you.  

Why Deal Jacket Audits Matter

Our DealCheck AI audit engine is the most advanced in the industry. It analyzes each deal for:

• IRS Form 8300 cash reporting requirements.
• Red flags and consumer fraud alerts.
• OFAC compliance.
• NHTSA safety recalls.
• FCRA-permissible credit checks.
• FTC Buyers Guide rules and privacy disclosures.
• Advertised-price accuracy and used vehicle history.
• Certified Pre-Owned requirements and deferred down-payment rules.
• Negative-equity and payment-packing issues.
• Fair-lending mark-ups and negligent entrustment concerns.
• Adverse action notices, DMV and state-specific forms.
• Cosigner disclosures, itemization of finance amounts, cancellation options.
• And much more!

Our deal jacket audit platform gives you a powerful, all-in-one solution for staying on top of compliance. The dashboard offers a high-level view of the most common issues across your entire organization and lets you drill down and pinpoint the biggest problem areas. Each executive summary delivers a detailed report with direct links to the exact violation citations and clear explanations of why those items matter. From there, our integrated mitigation workflow helps you track issue resolution, enroll staff in targeted training and collect required policy e-signatures. With every finding, recommendation and follow-up action consolidated in one place, you can address and resolve compliance gaps quickly, confidently and effectively.

Looking Ahead

At ComplyAuto, we’re committed to continuous innovation and to raising the bar for dealership compliance. Stop by our booth at the MTADA convention to see our platform in action, join our session on deal jacket audits, or simply grab a coffee and chat about your biggest compliance pain points. We can’t wait to meet you, learn about your challenges and show you how ComplyAuto delivers peace of mind, protects your profits and helps you focus on what matters most: selling cars and taking care of your customers.

If you can’t wait or have questions today, feel free to reach out to me at lauren.bailey@complyauto.com or visit complyauto.com. We’re here to help you get started immediately.