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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 865 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. It has been modified 5 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 727; in 1995, chapters 767<\/a> and 816<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 418<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 791<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82941,"section_number":"46.2-1508.1","catch_line":"Licensure of certain nonprofit organizations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1508.1\/"},{"id":72572,"section_number":"46.2-1514","catch_line":"Action on applications; hearing on denial; denial for failure to have established place of business","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1514\/"},{"id":77529,"section_number":"46.2-1516","catch_line":"Supplemental sales locations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1516\/"},{"id":86104,"section_number":"46.2-1575","catch_line":"Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses or certificates of dealer registration or qualification","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1575\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74169,"section_number":"46.2-1529","catch_line":"Dealer records","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1529\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59611,"identifier":"46.2-1510","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1510","url":"\/46.2-1510\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1510\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1510","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dealers required to have established place of business","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1510","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No license shall be issued to any motor vehicle dealer<\/span> unless he has an established place of business, owned or leased by him, where a substantial portion of the sales activity of the business is routinely conducted and which:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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6.<\/span> Has contiguous space designated for the exclusive use of the dealer adequate to permit the display of at least 10 vehicles<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAny dealer licensed on or before July 1, 1995, shall be considered in compliance with subdivisions 2 and 6 of this section for that licensee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEALERS REQUIRED TO HAVE ESTABLISHED PLACE OF BUSINESS (\u00a7 46.2-1510)\n\nNo license shall be issued to any motor vehicle dealer unless he has an\nestablished place of business, owned or leased by him, where a substantial\nportion of the sales activity of the business is routinely conducted and which:\n\n1. Satisfies all local zoning regulations;\n\n2. Has sales, service, and office space devoted exclusively to the dealership of\nat least 250 square feet in a permanent, enclosed building not used as a\nresidence;\n\n3. Houses all records the dealer is required to maintain by § 46.2-1529;\n\n4. Is equipped with a desk, chairs, filing space, a working telephone listed in\nthe name of the dealership, working utilities including electricity and\nprovisions for space heating, and an Internet connection and email address;\n\n5. Displays a sign and business hours as required by this chapter; and\n\n6. Has contiguous space designated for the exclusive use of the dealer adequate\nto permit the display of at least 10 vehicles.\n\t\t\tAny dealer licensed on or before July 1, 1995, shall be considered in\ncompliance with subdivisions 2 and 6 of this section for that licensee.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-525.01; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 1998,\nc. 418; 2011, c. 791; 2015, c. 615.","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}}