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Nor shall the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any motor vehicle prior to sale at retail apply to any (i) new motor vehicle sold on the basis of a special order placed by a dealer with a manufacturer or dealer outside the Commonwealth on behalf of a customer who is a nonresident of the Commonwealth and takes delivery outside the Commonwealth, (ii) motor vehicle sold on the basis of a special order placed with a dealer or manufacturer outside the Commonwealth by a dealer who makes modifications to such vehicle prior to delivery to the first retail customer who takes delivery outside the Commonwealth, or (iii) new motor vehicle that has previously been inspected and displays a valid Virginia state inspection sticker. Nor shall the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any trailer prior to sale at retail apply to the sale of five or more used trailers with a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds to the same buyer, provided that the trailers have a valid safety inspection.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also apply to watercraft trailers.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219657,"text":"The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any motor vehicle prior to sale at retail shall not apply to any person conducting a public auction for the sale of motor vehicles at retail, provided that the individual, firm, or business conducting the auction shall not have taken title to the vehicle, but is acting as an agent for the sale of the vehicle. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 321 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 1982 \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 1984, chapter 129; in 1985, chapter 235; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 27<\/a> and 294<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85142,"section_number":"46.2-1158","catch_line":"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158\/"},{"id":70843,"section_number":"46.2-1539","catch_line":"Inspection of vehicles required; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1539\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231355,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59991,"identifier":"46.2-1540","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/4\/46.2-1540","url":"\/46.2-1540\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1540\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/4\/46.2-1540","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspections prior to sale not required of certain sellers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1540","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158<\/a> and 46.2-1539<\/a> requiring inspection of any motor vehicle prior to sale at retail<\/span> shall not apply to any person conducting a public auction for the sale of motor vehicles<\/span> at retail, provided that the individual, firm, or business conducting the auction shall not have taken title to the vehicle, but is acting as an agent<\/span> for the sale of the vehicle. Nor shall the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158<\/a> and 46.2-1539<\/a> requiring inspection of any motor vehicle prior to sale at retail<\/span> apply to any (i) new motor vehicle<\/span> sold on the basis of a special order<\/span> placed by a dealer<\/span> with a manufacturer<\/span> or dealer<\/span> outside the Commonwealth on behalf of a customer who is a nonresident<\/span> of the Commonwealth and takes delivery outside the Commonwealth, (ii) motor vehicle sold on the basis of a special order<\/span> placed with a dealer<\/span> or manufacturer<\/span> outside the Commonwealth by a dealer<\/span> who makes modifications to such vehicle prior to delivery to the first retail customer who takes delivery outside the Commonwealth, or (iii) new motor vehicle<\/span> that has previously been inspected and displays a valid Virginia state inspection sticker. Nor shall the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158<\/a> and 46.2-1539<\/a> requiring inspection of any trailer<\/span> prior to sale at retail<\/span> apply to the sale of five or more used<\/span> trailers with a gross weight<\/span> of more than 10,000 pounds to the same buyer, provided that the trailers have a valid safety inspection.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also apply to watercraft trailers<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTIONS PRIOR TO SALE NOT REQUIRED OF CERTAIN SELLERS (\u00a7 46.2-1540)\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any motor\nvehicle prior to sale at retail shall not apply to any person conducting a\npublic auction for the sale of motor vehicles at retail, provided that the\nindividual, firm, or business conducting the auction shall not have taken title\nto the vehicle, but is acting as an agent for the sale of the vehicle. Nor shall\nthe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any motor\nvehicle prior to sale at retail apply to any (i) new motor vehicle sold on the\nbasis of a special order placed by a dealer with a manufacturer or dealer\noutside the Commonwealth on behalf of a customer who is a nonresident of the\nCommonwealth and takes delivery outside the Commonwealth, (ii) motor vehicle\nsold on the basis of a special order placed with a dealer or manufacturer\noutside the Commonwealth by a dealer who makes modifications to such vehicle\nprior to delivery to the first retail customer who takes delivery outside the\nCommonwealth, or (iii) new motor vehicle that has previously been inspected and\ndisplays a valid Virginia state inspection sticker. Nor shall the provisions of\n\u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any trailer prior to sale\nat retail apply to the sale of five or more used trailers with a gross weight of\nmore than 10,000 pounds to the same buyer, provided that the trailers have a\nvalid safety inspection.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall also apply to watercraft trailers.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 321, \u00a7 46.1-550.3:1; 1984, c. 129; 1985, c. 235; 1989, c.\n727; 2015, c. 615; 2018, cc. 27, 294.","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}}