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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 506 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63324,"identifier":"59.1-207.4","token":"59.1\/17.1\/59.1-207.4","url":"\/59.1-207.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-207.4\/","token":"59.1\/17.1\/59.1-207.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Offer to return replaced parts required; customer’s right to inspect parts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-207.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An automobile repair facility<\/span> shall offer at the time the repair work is authorized to return to the customer any parts which are removed from the motor vehicle<\/span> and replaced during the process of repair; provided that any part which is required to be returned to a manufacturer or distributor under a warranty agreement, trade-in agreement or core charge agreement for a reconditioned part need not be returned to the customer. If the customer wishes the return of replaced parts subject to core charge or other trade-in agreements, customer agrees to pay the facility the additional core charge or other trade-in fee. The customer retains the right to inspect requested returned parts even if custody<\/span> is refused.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFER TO RETURN REPLACED PARTS REQUIRED; CUSTOMER’S RIGHT TO INSPECT PARTS\n(\u00a7 59.1-207.4)\n\nAn automobile repair facility shall offer at the time the repair work is\nauthorized to return to the customer any parts which are removed from the motor\nvehicle and replaced during the process of repair; provided that any part which\nis required to be returned to a manufacturer or distributor under a warranty\nagreement, trade-in agreement or core charge agreement for a reconditioned part\nneed not be returned to the customer. If the customer wishes the return of\nreplaced parts subject to core charge or other trade-in agreements, customer\nagrees to pay the facility the additional core charge or other trade-in fee. The\ncustomer retains the right to inspect requested returned parts even if custody\nis refused.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 506.","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}}