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It shall be the responsibility of the dealer that receives this disclosure to give notice of its contents to any prospective purchaser or lessee prior to sale or lease, and to transfer the disclosure, or a copy thereof, to the next purchaser or lessee. A dealer’s responsibility under this section shall cease upon the sale or lease of the affected motor vehicle to the first purchaser or lessee not for resale or lease.C\n\nAny manufacturer or distributor who violates this section of the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299821,"text":"If a motor vehicle that is returned to the manufacturer or distributor either under this chapter or by judgment, decree, or arbitration award in this or any other state and is then transferred by a manufacturer or distributor to a dealer, licensed under Chapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 46.2, in Virginia, the manufacturer or distributor shall disclose this information to the Virginia dealer.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":299822,"text":"If the returned vehicle is then made available for resale or for another lease, the manufacturer shall, prior to sale or lease, disclose in writing in a clear and conspicuous manner, on a separate piece of paper in ten-point capital type, to the Virginia dealer that this motor vehicle was returned to the manufacturer, distributor or factory branch, the nature of the defect which resulted in the return, and the condition of the motor vehicle at the time of transfer to the Virginia dealer. It shall be the responsibility of the dealer that receives this disclosure to give notice of its contents to any prospective purchaser or lessee prior to sale or lease, and to transfer the disclosure, or a copy thereof, to the next purchaser or lessee. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 578<\/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 1998, chapter 671<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84929,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259907,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83652,"identifier":"59.1-207.16:1","token":"59.1\/17.3\/59.1-207.16_1","url":"\/59.1-207.16_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.16_1\/","token":"59.1\/17.3\/59.1-207.16_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclosure of returned vehicles; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.16:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a motor vehicle<\/span> that is returned to the manufacturer<\/span> or distributor either under this chapter or by judgment<\/span>, decree<\/span>, or arbitration award in this or any other state and is then transferred by a manufacturer<\/span> or distributor to a dealer, licensed under Chapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 46.2, in Virginia, the manufacturer<\/span> or distributor shall disclose this information to the Virginia dealer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the returned vehicle is then made available for resale or for another lease, the manufacturer<\/span> shall, prior to sale or lease, disclose in writing in a clear and conspicuous manner, on a separate piece of paper in ten-point capital type, to the Virginia dealer that this motor vehicle<\/span> was returned to the manufacturer<\/span>, distributor or factory branch, the nature of the defect which resulted in the return, and the condition of the motor vehicle<\/span> at the time of transfer to the Virginia dealer. It shall be the responsibility of the dealer that receives this disclosure to give notice of its contents to any prospective purchaser or lessee prior to sale or lease, and to transfer the disclosure, or a copy thereof, to the next purchaser or lessee. A dealer’s responsibility under this section shall cease upon the sale or lease of the affected motor vehicle<\/span> to the first purchaser or lessee not for resale or lease. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any manufacturer<\/span> or distributor who violates this section of the Motor Vehicle<\/span> Warranty<\/span> Enforcement Act shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLOSURE OF RETURNED VEHICLES; PENALTY (\u00a7 59.1-207.16:1)\n\nA. If a motor vehicle that is returned to the manufacturer or distributor either\nunder this chapter or by judgment, decree, or arbitration award in this or any\nother state and is then transferred by a manufacturer or distributor to a\ndealer, licensed under Chapter 15 (§ 46.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 46.2, in\nVirginia, the manufacturer or distributor shall disclose this information to the\nVirginia dealer.\n\nB. If the returned vehicle is then made available for resale or for another\nlease, the manufacturer shall, prior to sale or lease, disclose in writing in a\nclear and conspicuous manner, on a separate piece of paper in ten-point capital\ntype, to the Virginia dealer that this motor vehicle was returned to the\nmanufacturer, distributor or factory branch, the nature of the defect which\nresulted in the return, and the condition of the motor vehicle at the time of\ntransfer to the Virginia dealer. It shall be the responsibility of the dealer\nthat receives this disclosure to give notice of its contents to any prospective\npurchaser or lessee prior to sale or lease, and to transfer the disclosure, or a\ncopy thereof, to the next purchaser or lessee. A dealer’s responsibility\nunder this section shall cease upon the sale or lease of the affected motor\nvehicle to the first purchaser or lessee not for resale or lease.\n\nC. Any manufacturer or distributor who violates this section of the Motor\nVehicle Warranty Enforcement Act shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 578; 1998, c. 671.","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}}