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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 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 1996, chapters 1043<\/a> and 1052<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":231613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73238,"identifier":"46.2-1573.4","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.2\/46.2-1573.4","url":"\/46.2-1573.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1573.4\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.2\/46.2-1573.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coercion of retail dealer by manufacturer or distributor with respect to retail installment sales contracts prohibited; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1573.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span>, or any officer, agent<\/span>, or representative of either, to coerce or attempt to coerce any retail recreational vehicle<\/span> dealer<\/span> or prospective retail recreational vehicle<\/span> dealer<\/span> in the Commonwealth to sell, assign, or transfer any retail installment sales<\/span> contract<\/span>, obtained by the dealer<\/span> in connection with the sale by him in the Commonwealth of recreational vehicles<\/span> manufactured or sold by the manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span>, to a specified finance company or class of finance companies or to any other specified persons by any of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any statement, suggestion, promise, or threat that the manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span> will in any manner benefit or injure the dealer<\/span>, whether the statement, suggestion, threat, or promise is expressed or implied or made directly or indirectly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any act that will benefit or injure the dealer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any contract<\/span>, or any expressed or implied offer of contract<\/span>, made directly or indirectly to the dealer<\/span>, for handling the recreational vehicle<\/span> on the condition that the dealer<\/span> sell, assign, or transfer his retail installment sales<\/span> contract<\/span> on the recreational vehicle<\/span>, in the Commonwealth, to a specified finance company or class of finance companies or to any other specified person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any expressed or implied statement or representation made directly or indirectly that the dealer<\/span> is under any obligation whatsoever to sell, assign, or transfer any of his retail sales<\/span> contracts<\/span> in the Commonwealth on recreational vehicles<\/span> manufactured or sold by the manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span> to a finance company, class of finance companies, or other specified person, because of any relationship or affiliation between the manufacturer<\/span> or distributor<\/span> and the finance company or companies or the specified person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any such statements, threats, promises, acts, contracts<\/span>, or offers of contracts<\/span>, when their effect may be to lessen or eliminate competition or tend to create a monopoly, are declared unfair trade practices and unfair methods of competition and are prohibited. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOERCION OF RETAIL DEALER BY MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR WITH RESPECT TO RETAIL\nINSTALLMENT SALES CONTRACTS PROHIBITED; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-1573.4)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor, or any officer,\nagent, or representative of either, to coerce or attempt to coerce any retail\nrecreational vehicle dealer or prospective retail recreational vehicle dealer in\nthe Commonwealth to sell, assign, or transfer any retail installment sales\ncontract, obtained by the dealer in connection with the sale by him in the\nCommonwealth of recreational vehicles manufactured or sold by the manufacturer\nor distributor, to a specified finance company or class of finance companies or\nto any other specified persons by any of the following:\n\n 1. Any statement, suggestion, promise, or threat that the manufacturer or\n distributor will in any manner benefit or injure the dealer, whether the\n statement, suggestion, threat, or promise is expressed or implied or made\n directly or indirectly.\n\n 2. Any act that will benefit or injure the dealer.\n\n 3. Any contract, or any expressed or implied offer of contract, made directly\n or indirectly to the dealer, for handling the recreational vehicle on the\n condition that the dealer sell, assign, or transfer his retail installment\n sales contract on the recreational vehicle, in the Commonwealth, to a\n specified finance company or class of finance companies or to any other\n specified person.\n\n 4. Any expressed or implied statement or representation made directly or\n indirectly that the dealer is under any obligation whatsoever to sell, assign,\n or transfer any of his retail sales contracts in the Commonwealth on\n recreational vehicles manufactured or sold by the manufacturer or distributor\n to a finance company, class of finance companies, or other specified person,\n because of any relationship or affiliation between the manufacturer or\n distributor and the finance company or companies or the specified person.\n\nB. Any such statements, threats, promises, acts, contracts, or offers of\ncontracts, when their effect may be to lessen or eliminate competition or tend\nto create a monopoly, are declared unfair trade practices and unfair methods of\ncompetition and are prohibited.\n\nC. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 767, 816, \u00a7 46.2-1975; 1996, cc. 1043, 1052; 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}}