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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 2 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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":231203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83855,"identifier":"46.2-1517","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1517","url":"\/46.2-1517\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1517\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1517","dublin_core":{"Title":"Changes in form of ownership, make, name","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1517","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any change in the form of ownership or the addition or deletion of a partner shall require a new<\/span> application, license, and fee.\n\t\tAny addition or deletion of a franchise<\/span> or change in the name of a dealer<\/span> shall require immediate notification to the Department<\/span> and the Board<\/span>, and the Board<\/span> shall endorse the change on the license without a fee. The change of an officer or director of a corporation shall be made at the time of license renewal.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANGES IN FORM OF OWNERSHIP, MAKE, NAME (\u00a7 46.2-1517)\n\nAny change in the form of ownership or the addition or deletion of a partner\nshall require a new application, license, and fee.\n\t\tAny addition or deletion of a franchise or change in the name of a dealer\nshall require immediate notification to the Department and the Board, and the\nBoard shall endorse the change on the license without a fee. The change of an\nofficer or director of a corporation shall be made at the time of license\nrenewal.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-525.08; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816.","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}}