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He may appoint agents and maintain branch offices in the Commonwealth in whatever locations he determines to be necessary to carry out this title.\n\t\t\tThe personnel of each branch office and each agency shall be appointed by the Commissioner and shall be bonded in an amount fixed by the Commissioner. The person in charge of the branch office and each agency shall deposit daily in the local bank, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the Commissioner, to the account of the State Treasurer, all moneys collected, and shall submit daily to the Commissioner, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the Commissioner, a complete record of what each deposit is intended to cover. The Commissioner shall not be held liable in the event of the loss of any moneys collected by such agents resulting from their failure to deposit such money to the account of the State Treasurer.\n\t\t\tThe compensation of the personnel of each branch office and each agency is to be fixed by the Commissioner. The compensation fixed for each nonautomated agency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half percent of the first $500,000 of gross collections made by the agency, two percent of the next $500,000 of gross collections made by the agency, and one percent of all gross collections in excess of $1,000,000 made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation fixed for each automated agency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half percent of gross collections made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation awarded shall belong to the agents for their services under this section, and the Commissioner shall cause to be paid all freight, cartage, premium on bond and postage, but not any extra clerk hire or other expenses occasioned by their duties.B\n\nThe Commissioner may enter into an agreement with any Virginia-licensed motor vehicle dealer, recreational vehicle dealer, trailer dealer, or motorcycle dealer to act as an agent of the Commissioner as provided in subsection A. Motor vehicle dealers, recreational vehicle dealers, trailer dealers, and motorcycle dealers who act as agents of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles as authorized in this subsection shall be compensated as provided in subsection A.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303606,"text":"The Commissioner shall maintain his office in the Commonwealth at a location which he determines to be appropriate. He may appoint agents and maintain branch offices in the Commonwealth in whatever locations he determines to be necessary to carry out this title.\n\t\t\tThe personnel of each branch office and each agency shall be appointed by the Commissioner and shall be bonded in an amount fixed by the Commissioner. The person in charge of the branch office and each agency shall deposit daily in the local bank, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the Commissioner, to the account of the State Treasurer, all moneys collected, and shall submit daily to the Commissioner, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the Commissioner, a complete record of what each deposit is intended to cover. The Commissioner shall not be held liable in the event of the loss of any moneys collected by such agents resulting from their failure to deposit such money to the account of the State Treasurer.\n\t\t\tThe compensation of the personnel of each branch office and each agency is to be fixed by the Commissioner. The compensation fixed for each nonautomated agency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half percent of the first $500,000 of gross collections made by the agency, two percent of the next $500,000 of gross collections made by the agency, and one percent of all gross collections in excess of $1,000,000 made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation fixed for each automated agency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half percent of gross collections made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation awarded shall belong to the agents for their services under this section, and the Commissioner shall cause to be paid all freight, cartage, premium on bond and postage, but not any extra clerk hire or other expenses occasioned by their duties.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":303607,"text":"The Commissioner may enter into an agreement with any Virginia-licensed motor vehicle dealer, recreational vehicle dealer, trailer dealer, or motorcycle dealer to act as an agent of the Commissioner as provided in subsection A. Motor vehicle dealers, recreational vehicle dealers, trailer dealers, and motorcycle dealers who act as agents of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles as authorized in this subsection shall be compensated as provided in subsection A.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13272,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers and Duties of Department, Generally","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13271,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","permalink":{"id":225389,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13272,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1","url":"\/46.2\/I\/2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13271,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13270,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","permalink":{"id":225387,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13271,"identifier":"2","token":"46.2\/I\/2","url":"\/46.2\/I\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13270,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions; 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It has been modified 11 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 1954, chapter 585; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1970, chapter 754; in 1972, chapter 408; in 1974, chapter 48; in 1979, chapter 20; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0308\">308<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0110\">110<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0991\">991<\/a>; in 2015, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0615\">615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69778,"section_number":"46.2-1530.2","catch_line":"Dealer's manual transaction fee; use in special fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1530.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84709,"identifier":"46.2-205","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-205","url":"\/46.2-205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-205\/","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department offices and agencies; agreements with dealers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall maintain his office in the Commonwealth at a location which he determines to be appropriate. He may appoint <span class=\"dictionary\">agents<\/span> and maintain branch offices in the Commonwealth in whatever locations he determines to be necessary to carry out this title.\n\t\t\tThe personnel of each branch office and each agency shall be appointed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> and shall be bonded in an amount fixed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. The person in charge of the branch office and each agency shall deposit daily in the local bank, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, to the account of the State Treasurer, all moneys collected, and shall submit daily to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, a complete record of what each deposit is intended to cover. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall not be held liable in the event of the loss of any moneys collected by such <span class=\"dictionary\">agents<\/span> resulting from their failure to deposit such money to the account of the State Treasurer.\n\t\t\tThe compensation of the personnel of each branch office and each agency is to be fixed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. The compensation fixed for each nonautomated agency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half percent of the first $500,000 of gross collections made by the agency, two percent of the next $500,000 of gross collections made by the agency, and one percent of all gross collections in excess of $1,000,000 made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation fixed for each automated agency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half percent of gross collections made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation awarded shall belong to the <span class=\"dictionary\">agents<\/span> for their services under this section, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall cause to be paid all freight, cartage, premium on <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> and postage, but not any extra clerk hire or other expenses occasioned by their duties. <a id=\"paragraph-303606\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-205\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may enter into an agreement with any Virginia-licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> dealer, recreational vehicle dealer, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span> dealer, or <span class=\"dictionary\">motorcycle<\/span> dealer to act as an <span class=\"dictionary\">agent<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> as provided in subsection A. <span class=\"dictionary\">Motor vehicle<\/span> dealers, recreational vehicle dealers, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span> dealers, and <span class=\"dictionary\">motorcycle<\/span> dealers who act as <span class=\"dictionary\">agents<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Motor Vehicles<\/span> as authorized in this subsection shall be compensated as provided in subsection A. <a id=\"paragraph-303607\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-205\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OFFICES AND AGENCIES; AGREEMENTS WITH DEALERS (\u00a7 46.2-205)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall maintain his office in the Commonwealth at a location\nwhich he determines to be appropriate. He may appoint agents and maintain branch\noffices in the Commonwealth in whatever locations he determines to be necessary\nto carry out this title.\n\t\t\tThe personnel of each branch office and each agency shall be appointed by the\nCommissioner and shall be bonded in an amount fixed by the Commissioner. The\nperson in charge of the branch office and each agency shall deposit daily in the\nlocal bank, or at such other intervals as may be designated by the Commissioner,\nto the account of the State Treasurer, all moneys collected, and shall submit\ndaily to the Commissioner, or at such other intervals as may be designated by\nthe Commissioner, a complete record of what each deposit is intended to cover.\nThe Commissioner shall not be held liable in the event of the loss of any moneys\ncollected by such agents resulting from their failure to deposit such money to\nthe account of the State Treasurer.\n\t\t\tThe compensation of the personnel of each branch office and each agency is to\nbe fixed by the Commissioner. The compensation fixed for each nonautomated\nagency for the purpose of maintaining adequate annual service to the public\nshall be three and one-half percent of the first $500,000 of gross collections\nmade by the agency, two percent of the next $500,000 of gross collections made\nby the agency, and one percent of all gross collections in excess of $1,000,000\nmade by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation fixed for each automated agency for the purpose of\nmaintaining adequate annual service to the public shall be three and one-half\npercent of gross collections made by the agency during each fiscal year.\n\t\t\tThe compensation awarded shall belong to the agents for their services under\nthis section, and the Commissioner shall cause to be paid all freight, cartage,\npremium on bond and postage, but not any extra clerk hire or other expenses\noccasioned by their duties.\n\nB. The Commissioner may enter into an agreement with any Virginia-licensed motor\nvehicle dealer, recreational vehicle dealer, trailer dealer, or motorcycle\ndealer to act as an agent of the Commissioner as provided in subsection A. Motor\nvehicle dealers, recreational vehicle dealers, trailer dealers, and motorcycle\ndealers who act as agents of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor\nVehicles as authorized in this subsection shall be compensated as provided in\nsubsection A.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 46-29, 46-31; 1950, p. 299; 1954, c. 585; 1958, c. 541,\n\u00a7\u00a7 46.1-28, 46.1-30; 1970, c. 754; 1972, c. 408, 609; 1974, c. 48; 1979, c.\n20; 1989, c. 727; 1999, c. 308; 2002, c. 110; 2003, c. 991; 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}}