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Such certificate shall be issued only on application to the Board, payment of an application fee of no more than $50 as determined by the Board, the successful completion of an examination prepared and administered by the Board, and other prerequisites as set forth in this subsection. However, any individual who is the dealer-operator of a licensed dealer on July 1, 1995, shall be entitled to such a certificate without examination on application to the Board made on or before January 1, 1996.\n\t\t\tThe Board may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and require applicants to satisfactorily complete courses of study or other prerequisites prior to taking the examination.B\n\nNo license shall be issued to any independent motor vehicle dealer, except as permitted in subsection A, unless the dealer-operator holds a valid certificate of qualification issued by the Board. Such certificate shall be issued only on application to the Board, payment of an application fee of no more than $50, as determined by the Board, the successful completion of an examination approved by the Board, and other prerequisites as set forth in this subsection. The Board may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and shall require applicants for an original independent dealer-operator certificate of qualification to be issued pursuant to this subsection to satisfactorily complete a course of study prior to taking the examination. The Board shall develop the course curriculum and set course fees and may approve qualified persons to prepare and present such courses and to administer the examination. 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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 4 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 2005, chapter 321<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65372,"section_number":"46.2-1583","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1583\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231179,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64335,"identifier":"46.2-1511","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1511","url":"\/46.2-1511\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1511\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1511","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dealer-operator to have certificate of qualification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1511","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No license shall be issued to any franchised motor vehicle dealer<\/span><\/span> or any independent motor vehicle dealer<\/span><\/span> owned by a franchised motor vehicle dealer<\/span><\/span> or its dealer-operator<\/span><\/span> and operated by the dealer-operator<\/span><\/span> of a franchised motor vehicle dealer<\/span><\/span> unless the dealer-operator<\/span><\/span> holds a valid certificate of qualification issued by the Board<\/span>. Such certificate shall be issued only on application to the Board<\/span>, payment of an application fee of no more than $50 as determined by the Board<\/span>, the successful completion of an examination prepared and administered by the Board<\/span>, and other prerequisites as set forth in this subsection. However, any individual who is the dealer-operator<\/span><\/span> of a licensed dealer on July 1, 1995, shall be entitled to such a certificate without examination on application to the Board<\/span> made on or before January 1, 1996.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and require applicants to satisfactorily complete courses of study or other prerequisites prior to taking the examination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No license shall be issued to any independent motor vehicle dealer<\/span><\/span>, except as permitted in subsection A, unless the dealer-operator<\/span><\/span> holds a valid certificate of qualification issued by the Board<\/span>. Such certificate shall be issued only on application to the Board<\/span>, payment of an application fee of no more than $50, as determined by the Board<\/span>, the successful completion of an examination approved by the Board<\/span>, and other prerequisites as set forth in this subsection. The Board<\/span> may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and shall require applicants for an original independent dealer-operator<\/span><\/span> certificate of qualification to be issued pursuant to this subsection to satisfactorily complete a course of study prior to taking the examination. The Board<\/span> shall develop the course curriculum and set course fees and may approve qualified persons to prepare and present such courses and to administer the examination. This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEALER-OPERATOR TO HAVE CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION (\u00a7 46.2-1511)\n\nA. No license shall be issued to any franchised motor vehicle dealer or any\nindependent motor vehicle dealer owned by a franchised motor vehicle dealer or\nits dealer-operator and operated by the dealer-operator of a franchised motor\nvehicle dealer unless the dealer-operator holds a valid certificate of\nqualification issued by the Board. Such certificate shall be issued only on\napplication to the Board, payment of an application fee of no more than $50 as\ndetermined by the Board, the successful completion of an examination prepared\nand administered by the Board, and other prerequisites as set forth in this\nsubsection. However, any individual who is the dealer-operator of a licensed\ndealer on July 1, 1995, shall be entitled to such a certificate without\nexamination on application to the Board made on or before January 1, 1996.\n\t\t\tThe Board may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and require\napplicants to satisfactorily complete courses of study or other prerequisites\nprior to taking the examination.\n\nB. No license shall be issued to any independent motor vehicle dealer, except as\npermitted in subsection A, unless the dealer-operator holds a valid certificate\nof qualification issued by the Board. Such certificate shall be issued only on\napplication to the Board, payment of an application fee of no more than $50, as\ndetermined by the Board, the successful completion of an examination approved by\nthe Board, and other prerequisites as set forth in this subsection. The Board\nmay establish minimum qualifications for applicants and shall require applicants\nfor an original independent dealer-operator certificate of qualification to be\nissued pursuant to this subsection to satisfactorily complete a course of study\nprior to taking the examination. The Board shall develop the course curriculum\nand set course fees and may approve qualified persons to prepare and present\nsuch courses and to administer the examination. This subsection shall not be\nsubject to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et\nseq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-525.02; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 2005,\nc. 321; 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}}