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I, c. 433.","full_text":"A\n\nFor the purposes of this section, “test drive” means the use of dealer’s license plates authorized pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-1550.B\n\nThe local governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance require licensed motor vehicle dealers located within such locality to notify any buyer or potential buyer that test drives a motor vehicle that he is prohibited from conducting such test drive in a resident district designated for increased fines pursuant to § 46.2-878.2. Any governing body that enacts an ordinance pursuant to this section shall notify all licensed motor vehicle dealers located within such locality of the enactment of the ordinance and send a copy of each such notice to the Board.C\n\nAny motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter located within a locality that has enacted an ordinance pursuant to this section shall notify any buyer or potential buyer who is test driving a vehicle of such ordinance prior to such test drive. The notice shall advise the buyer or potential buyer to avoid the designated area during a test drive. Nothing herein shall prohibit a buyer or potential buyer from driving to or from his residence, regardless of whether he lives in any such residence district, provided that he is permitted by the dealer to drive to his residence.D\n\nIf any buyer or potential buyer is convicted of a traffic infraction that occurred in a residence district designated for increased fines pursuant to § 46.2-878.2 while test driving a vehicle in a locality that has enacted an ordinance pursuant to this section, the locality may notify the Board. The Board shall determine whether the dealer that authorized the test drive provided notice to the buyer or potential buyer as required by the ordinance. If the dealer did not make the notification required by the ordinance to the buyer or potential buyer who committed the traffic infraction, that may be considered by the Board as a violation of this chapter, and, in addition to any other sanctions or remedies available to the Board under this chapter, the Board may assess a separate civil penalty pursuant to § 46.2-1507.E\n\nUnder no circumstances shall an actual or alleged violation of this section give rise to or be used as the basis for a claim of civil liability against a licensed dealer for injuries caused by a prospective or actual buyer of a motor vehicle during a test drive.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219678,"text":"For the purposes of this section, “test drive” means the use of dealer’s license plates authorized pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-1550.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":219679,"text":"The local governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance require licensed motor vehicle dealers located within such locality to notify any buyer or potential buyer that test drives a motor vehicle that he is prohibited from conducting such test drive in a resident district designated for increased fines pursuant to § 46.2-878.2. 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If the dealer did not make the notification required by the ordinance to the buyer or potential buyer who committed the traffic infraction, that may be considered by the Board as a violation of this chapter, and, in addition to any other sanctions or remedies available to the Board under this chapter, the Board may assess a separate civil penalty pursuant to § 46.2-1507.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":219682,"text":"Under no circumstances shall an actual or alleged violation of this section give rise to or be used as the basis for a claim of civil liability against a licensed dealer for injuries caused by a prospective or actual buyer of a motor vehicle during a test drive.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14282,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conduct of Business","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13356,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:35","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:35","permalink":{"id":231277,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14282,"identifier":"4","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/4","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/15\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13356,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicle Dealers","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13355,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":231067,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13356,"identifier":"15","token":"46.2\/IV\/15","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13355,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dealers and Driver Training Schools","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":231065,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13355,"identifier":"IV","token":"46.2\/IV","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59803,"structure_id":14282,"section_number":"46.2-1528","catch_line":"Examination or audit of licensee; 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A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, “test drive<\/span>” means the use of dealer<\/span>’s license plates<\/span> authorized pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-1550<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The local governing body<\/span> of any county, city, or town may by ordinance<\/span> require licensed motor vehicle dealers<\/span> located within such locality to notify any buyer or potential buyer that test drives<\/span> a motor vehicle that he is prohibited from conducting such test drive<\/span> in a resident district designated for increased fines pursuant to § 46.2-878.2<\/a>. Any governing body<\/span> that enacts an ordinance<\/span> pursuant to this section shall notify all licensed motor vehicle dealers<\/span> located within such locality of the enactment of the ordinance<\/span> and send a copy of each such notice to the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any motor vehicle dealer<\/span> licensed under this chapter located within a locality that has enacted an ordinance<\/span> pursuant to this section shall notify any buyer or potential buyer who is test driving a vehicle of such ordinance<\/span> prior to such test drive<\/span>. The notice shall advise the buyer or potential buyer to avoid the designated area during a test drive<\/span>. Nothing herein shall prohibit a buyer or potential buyer from driving to or from his residence, regardless of whether he lives in any such residence district<\/span>, provided that he is permitted by the dealer to drive to his residence. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If any buyer or potential buyer is convicted of a traffic infraction<\/span> that occurred in a residence district<\/span> designated for increased fines pursuant to § 46.2-878.2<\/a> while test driving a vehicle in a locality that has enacted an ordinance<\/span> pursuant to this section, the locality may notify the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall determine whether the dealer that authorized the test drive<\/span> provided notice to the buyer or potential buyer as required by the ordinance<\/span>. If the dealer did not make the notification required by the ordinance<\/span> to the buyer or potential buyer who committed the traffic infraction<\/span>, that may be considered by the Board<\/span> as a violation of this chapter, and, in addition to any other sanctions<\/span> or remedies available to the Board<\/span> under this chapter, the Board<\/span> may assess a separate civil penalty<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-1507<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Under no circumstances shall an actual or alleged violation of this section give rise to or be used<\/span> as the basis for a claim of civil liability against a licensed dealer for injuries caused by a prospective or actual buyer of a motor vehicle during a test drive<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEST DRIVING VEHICLE; RESIDENCE DISTRICTS (\u00a7 46.2-1533.1)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section, “test drive” means the use of\ndealer’s license plates authorized pursuant to subdivision B 1 of §\n46.2-1550.\n\nB. The local governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance\nrequire licensed motor vehicle dealers located within such locality to notify\nany buyer or potential buyer that test drives a motor vehicle that he is\nprohibited from conducting such test drive in a resident district designated for\nincreased fines pursuant to § 46.2-878.2. Any governing body that enacts an\nordinance pursuant to this section shall notify all licensed motor vehicle\ndealers located within such locality of the enactment of the ordinance and send\na copy of each such notice to the Board.\n\nC. Any motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter located within a\nlocality that has enacted an ordinance pursuant to this section shall notify any\nbuyer or potential buyer who is test driving a vehicle of such ordinance prior\nto such test drive. The notice shall advise the buyer or potential buyer to\navoid the designated area during a test drive. Nothing herein shall prohibit a\nbuyer or potential buyer from driving to or from his residence, regardless of\nwhether he lives in any such residence district, provided that he is permitted\nby the dealer to drive to his residence.\n\nD. If any buyer or potential buyer is convicted of a traffic infraction that\noccurred in a residence district designated for increased fines pursuant to\n§ 46.2-878.2 while test driving a vehicle in a locality that has enacted an\nordinance pursuant to this section, the locality may notify the Board. The Board\nshall determine whether the dealer that authorized the test drive provided\nnotice to the buyer or potential buyer as required by the ordinance. If the\ndealer did not make the notification required by the ordinance to the buyer or\npotential buyer who committed the traffic infraction, that may be considered by\nthe Board as a violation of this chapter, and, in addition to any other\nsanctions or remedies available to the Board under this chapter, the Board may\nassess a separate civil penalty pursuant to § 46.2-1507.\n\nE. Under no circumstances shall an actual or alleged violation of this section\ngive rise to or be used as the basis for a claim of civil liability against a\nlicensed dealer for injuries caused by a prospective or actual buyer of a motor\nvehicle during a test drive.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 433.","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}}