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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 844 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1993, chapter 608.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":165533,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61526,"identifier":"18.2-115.1","token":"18.2\/5\/4\/18.2-115.1","url":"\/18.2-115.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-115.1\/","token":"18.2\/5\/4\/18.2-115.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful sublease of a motor vehicle; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-115.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person, for profit in the course of business, who is not a party<\/span> to a lease contract<\/span>, conditional sales contract<\/span>, or security agreement which transfers any right or interest in a motor vehicle, knowing that the motor vehicle is subject to a lease, security interest or lien<\/span>, to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Obtain or exercise control over a motor vehicle and sell, transfer, assign, or lease the motor vehicle to another person without the prior written authorization of the secured creditor<\/span>, lessor, or lienholder if he receives compensation or other consideration for the sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of the motor vehicle; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Assist, cause, or arrange the actual or purported sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of a motor vehicle to another person without the prior written authorization of the secured creditor<\/span>, lessor, or lienholder if he receives compensation or other consideration for assisting, causing, or arranging the sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of the motor vehicle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section shall not apply to any employee acting upon request of his employer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> This section shall not apply if the entire indebtedness owed under or secured by the lease, conditional sales contract<\/span>, or security agreement through the date of payment is paid in full and received by the lessor or secured party<\/span> within thirty days after the sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of the motor vehicle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL SUBLEASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-115.1)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person, for profit in the course of business,\nwho is not a party to a lease contract, conditional sales contract, or security\nagreement which transfers any right or interest in a motor vehicle, knowing that\nthe motor vehicle is subject to a lease, security interest or lien, to:\n\n 1. Obtain or exercise control over a motor vehicle and sell, transfer, assign,\n or lease the motor vehicle to another person without the prior written\n authorization of the secured creditor, lessor, or lienholder if he receives\n compensation or other consideration for the sale, transfer, assignment, or\n lease of the motor vehicle; or\n\n 2. Assist, cause, or arrange the actual or purported sale, transfer,\n assignment, or lease of a motor vehicle to another person without the prior\n written authorization of the secured creditor, lessor, or lienholder if he\n receives compensation or other consideration for assisting, causing, or\n arranging the sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of the motor vehicle.\n\nB. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nC. This section shall not apply to any employee acting upon request of his\nemployer.\n\nD. This section shall not apply if the entire indebtedness owed under or secured\nby the lease, conditional sales contract, or security agreement through the date\nof payment is paid in full and received by the lessor or secured party within\nthirty days after the sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of the motor vehicle.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 844; 1993, c. 608.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}