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The Director may suspend the dealer’s license without a hearing for such period as the dealer does not have a good and sufficient bond on file with the Director. Such suspension shall end when the bond is delivered to the Department.B\n\nIf any person shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud practiced on him or fraudulent representation made to him by a licensed watercraft dealer or one of such dealer’s salesmen acting for the dealer or within the scope of the employment of such salesman, or shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of the violation by such dealer or salesman of any of the provisions of this chapter, such person shall have a right of action against such dealer and the sureties upon his bond. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 592 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73034,"section_number":"29.1-821","catch_line":"Suspension, revocation and refusal to renew licenses; notice and hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-821\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74598,"identifier":"29.1-810","token":"29.1\/8\/2\/29.1-810","url":"\/29.1-810\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-810\/","token":"29.1\/8\/2\/29.1-810","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bond of dealer; right of action for fraudulent acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-810","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Before any watercraft dealer<\/span>’s license shall be issued by the Director<\/span> to any applicant, such applicant shall procure and file with the Director<\/span> a good and sufficient bond<\/span> in the amount of $5,000 with corporate surety<\/span> duly licensed to do business within the Commonwealth, in such form as approved by the Attorney General<\/span> and conditioned that the applicant shall not practice fraud<\/span>, make any fraudulent representation or violate any of the provisions of this chapter in the conduct of the business for which he is licensed. The Director<\/span> may suspend the dealer’s license without a hearing<\/span> for such period as the dealer does not have a good and sufficient bond<\/span> on file with the Director<\/span>. Such suspension shall end when the bond<\/span> is delivered to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If any person<\/span> shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud<\/span> practiced on him or fraudulent representation made to him by a licensed watercraft dealer<\/span> or one of such dealer’s salesmen acting for the dealer or within the scope of the employment of such salesman<\/span>, or shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of the violation by such dealer or salesman<\/span> of any of the provisions of this chapter, such person<\/span> shall have a right of action against such dealer and the sureties upon his bond<\/span>. Such person<\/span> may recover such damages<\/span>, as a court<\/span> or jury<\/span> may assess against such dealer as a proximate result of such fraud<\/span> or fraudulent misrepresentation, from such surety<\/span> who shall be subrogated to the rights of such person<\/span> against such dealer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOND OF DEALER; RIGHT OF ACTION FOR FRAUDULENT ACTS (\u00a7 29.1-810)\n\nA. Before any watercraft dealer’s license shall be issued by the Director\nto any applicant, such applicant shall procure and file with the Director a good\nand sufficient bond in the amount of $5,000 with corporate surety duly licensed\nto do business within the Commonwealth, in such form as approved by the Attorney\nGeneral and conditioned that the applicant shall not practice fraud, make any\nfraudulent representation or violate any of the provisions of this chapter in\nthe conduct of the business for which he is licensed. The Director may suspend\nthe dealer’s license without a hearing for such period as the dealer does\nnot have a good and sufficient bond on file with the Director. Such suspension\nshall end when the bond is delivered to the Department.\n\nB. If any person shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud\npracticed on him or fraudulent representation made to him by a licensed\nwatercraft dealer or one of such dealer’s salesmen acting for the dealer\nor within the scope of the employment of such salesman, or shall suffer any loss\nor damage by reason of the violation by such dealer or salesman of any of the\nprovisions of this chapter, such person shall have a right of action against\nsuch dealer and the sureties upon his bond. Such person may recover such\ndamages, as a court or jury may assess against such dealer as a proximate result\nof such fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, from such surety who shall be\nsubrogated to the rights of such person against such dealer.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 592.","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}}