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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1043<\/a> and 1052<\/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":231675,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64136,"identifier":"46.2-1573.22","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.3\/46.2-1573.22","url":"\/46.2-1573.22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1573.22\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.3\/46.2-1573.22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ownership of service facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1573.22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any trailer<\/span> manufacturer<\/span>, factory branch<\/span>, distributor, distributor branch<\/span>, or subsidiary thereof to own, operate, or control, either directly or indirectly, any trailer<\/span> warranty or service facility located in the Commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any trailer<\/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 trailers<\/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 trailer<\/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.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNERSHIP OF SERVICE FACILITIES (\u00a7 46.2-1573.22)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any trailer manufacturer, factory branch, distributor,\ndistributor branch, or subsidiary thereof to own, operate, or control, either\ndirectly or indirectly, any trailer warranty or service facility located in the\nCommonwealth. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any trailer manufacturer,\nfactory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof from\nowning, operating, or controlling any warranty or service facility for warranty\nor service of trailers owned or operated by the manufacturer, factory branch,\ndistributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof. Nothing contained in\nthis section shall prohibit a trailer 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\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 1043, 1052, \u00a7 46.2-1992.74; 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}}