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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 767<\/a> and 816<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83922,"section_number":"59.1-207.9","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-207.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231593,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56650,"identifier":"46.2-1573.10","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.2\/46.2-1573.10","url":"\/46.2-1573.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1573.10\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.2\/46.2-1573.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ownership of service facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1573.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any recreational vehicle<\/span> manufacturer<\/span>, factory branch<\/span>, distributor, distributor branch<\/span>, or subsidiary thereof to own, operate, or control, either directly or indirectly, any recreational vehicle<\/span> warranty or service facility located in the Commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any recreational vehicle<\/span> manufacturer<\/span>, factory branch<\/span>, distributor, distributor branch<\/span>, or subsidiary thereof from owning, operating, or controlling any warranty or service facility for warranty or service of recreational vehicles<\/span> owned or operated by the manufacturer<\/span>, factory branch<\/span>, distributor, distributor branch<\/span>, or subsidiary thereof. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit a recreational vehicle<\/span> manufacturer<\/span>, factory branch<\/span>, distributor, or distributor branch<\/span> from performing service for reasons of compliance with an order<\/span> of a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> or of warranty under Chapter 17.3 (\u00a7 59.1-207.9<\/a> et seq.) of Title 59.1.\n\t\tThe preceding provisions of this section shall not apply to manufacturers<\/span> of refined fuels truck<\/span> tanks or to persons who assemble refined fuels truck<\/span> tanks or to persons who exclusively manufacture or assemble school buses or school bus<\/span> parts.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNERSHIP OF SERVICE FACILITIES (\u00a7 46.2-1573.10)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any recreational vehicle manufacturer, factory branch,\ndistributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof to own, operate, or\ncontrol, either directly or indirectly, any recreational vehicle warranty or\nservice facility located in the Commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall\nprohibit any recreational vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,\ndistributor branch, or subsidiary thereof from owning, operating, or controlling\nany warranty or service facility for warranty or service of recreational\nvehicles owned or operated by the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,\ndistributor branch, or subsidiary thereof. Nothing contained in this section\nshall prohibit a recreational vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,\nor distributor branch from performing service for reasons of compliance with an\norder of a court of competent jurisdiction or of warranty under Chapter 17.3 (\u00a7\n59.1-207.9 et seq.) of Title 59.1.\n\t\tThe preceding provisions of this section shall not apply to manufacturers of\nrefined fuels truck tanks or to persons who assemble refined fuels truck tanks\nor to persons who exclusively manufacture or assemble school buses or school bus\nparts.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 767, 816, \u00a7 46.2-1981; 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}}