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Such specialized repair tools shall be unique to the supplier’s product line and shall be in complete and resalable condition. Farm implements, machinery, utility and industrial equipment, and outdoor power equipment used in demonstrations, including equipment leased primarily for demonstration or lease, shall also be subject to repurchase under this section at its agreed depreciated value, provided the equipment is in new condition and has not been damaged.4\n\nAt its amortized value, the price of any specific data processing hardware and software and telecommunications equipment that the supplier required the dealer to purchase within the past five years.C\n\nThe supplier shall pay the cost of shipping the inventory from the dealer’s location and shall pay the dealer ten percent of the current net price of all new, unused, undamaged repair parts returned, to cover the cost of handling, packing, and loading. The supplier may perform the handling, packing, and loading instead of paying the ten percent for the services. The dealer and the supplier may each furnish a representative to inspect all parts and certify their acceptability when packed for shipment.D\n\nThe supplier shall pay the full repurchase amount to the dealer not later than thirty days after receipt of the inventory. If the dealer has any outstanding debts to the supplier, then the repurchase amount may be credited to the dealer’s account.E\n\nUpon payment of the repurchase amount to the dealer, the title and right of possession to the repurchased inventory shall transfer to the supplier. Annually, at the end of each calendar year, or after termination or cancellation of the agreement, the dealer’s reserve account for recourse, retail sale, or lease contracts shall not be debited by a supplier or lender for any deficiency unless the dealer or the heirs of the dealer have been given at least seven business days’ notice by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested, of any proposed sale of the equipment financed and an opportunity to purchase the equipment. The former dealer or the heirs of the dealer shall be given quarterly status reports on any remaining outstanding recourse contracts. As the recourse contracts are reduced, any reserve account funds shall be returned to the dealer or the heirs of the dealer in direct proportion to the liabilities outstanding.F\n\nIn the event of the death of the dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a dealer, the supplier shall, at the option of the heir, repurchase the inventory from the heir of the dealer or majority stockholder as if the supplier had terminated the agreement. The heir shall have one year from the date of the death of the dealer or majority stockholder to exercise the heir’s options under this section. Nothing in this section shall require the repurchase of any inventory if the heir and the supplier enter into a new agreement to operate the retail dealership.G\n\nA supplier shall have ninety days in which to consider and make a determination upon a request by a family member to enter into a new agreement to operate the dealership. In the event the supplier determines that the requesting family member is not acceptable, the supplier shall provide the family member with a written notice of its determination with the stated reasons for nonacceptance. This section does not entitle an heir, personal representative, or family member to operate a dealership without the specific written consent of the supplier.H\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the event that a supplier and a dealer have executed an agreement concerning succession rights prior to the dealer’s death, and if the agreement has not been revoked, that agreement shall be enforced even if it designates someone other than the surviving spouse or heir of the decedent as the successor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310355,"text":"The supplier shall repurchase from the dealer within ninety days after termination of the agreement all inventory previously purchased from the supplier that remains unsold on the date of termination of the agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":310356,"text":"The supplier shall pay the dealer:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":310357,"text":"One hundred percent of the current net price of all new, unused, unsold, undamaged, and complete farm, construction, utility, and industrial equipment, implements, machinery, outdoor power equipment, and attachments.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":310358,"text":"Ninety percent of the current net price of all new, unused, and undamaged repair and superseded parts.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":310359,"text":"Seventy-five percent of the net cost of all specialized repair tools purchased in the previous three years and fifty percent of the net cost of all specialized repair tools purchased in the previous four through six years pursuant to the requirements of the supplier and held by the dealer on the date of termination. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 898<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83699,"section_number":"59.1-352.10","catch_line":"Failure to repurchase; civil remedy","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-352.10\/"},{"id":80639,"section_number":"59.1-352.6","catch_line":"Exceptions to repurchase requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-352.6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":260981,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86662,"identifier":"59.1-352.5","token":"59.1\/27.1\/59.1-352.5","url":"\/59.1-352.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-352.5\/","token":"59.1\/27.1\/59.1-352.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Repurchase terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-352.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The supplier<\/span> shall repurchase from the dealer<\/span> within ninety days after termination<\/span> of the agreement<\/span> all inventory<\/span> previously purchased from the supplier<\/span> that remains unsold on the date of termination<\/span> of the agreement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The supplier<\/span> shall pay the dealer<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> One hundred percent of the current net price<\/span> of all new, unused, unsold, undamaged, and complete farm, construction, utility, and industrial equipment, implements, machinery, outdoor power equipment, and attachments<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Ninety percent of the current net price<\/span> of all new, unused, and undamaged repair and superseded parts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Seventy-five percent of the net cost<\/span> of all specialized repair tools purchased in the previous three years and fifty percent of the net cost<\/span> of all specialized repair tools purchased in the previous four through six years pursuant to the requirements of the supplier<\/span> and held by the dealer<\/span> on the date of termination<\/span>. Such specialized repair tools shall be unique to the supplier<\/span>’s product line and shall be in complete and resalable condition. Farm implements, machinery, utility and industrial equipment, and outdoor power equipment used in demonstrations, including equipment leased primarily for demonstration or lease, shall also be subject to repurchase under this section at its agreed depreciated value, provided the equipment is in new condition and has not been damaged. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> At its amortized value, the price of any specific data processing hardware and software and telecommunications equipment that the supplier<\/span> required the dealer<\/span> to purchase within the past five years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The supplier<\/span> shall pay the cost of shipping the inventory<\/span> from the dealer<\/span>’s location and shall pay the dealer<\/span> ten percent of the current net price<\/span> of all new, unused, undamaged repair parts returned, to cover the cost of handling, packing, and loading. The supplier<\/span> may perform the handling, packing, and loading instead of paying the ten percent for the services. The dealer<\/span> and the supplier<\/span> may each furnish a representative to inspect all parts and certify their acceptability when packed for shipment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The supplier<\/span> shall pay the full repurchase amount to the dealer<\/span> not later than thirty days after receipt of the inventory<\/span>. If the dealer<\/span> has any outstanding debts to the supplier<\/span>, then the repurchase amount may be credited to the dealer<\/span>’s account. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Upon payment of the repurchase amount to the dealer<\/span>, the title and right of possession<\/span> to the repurchased inventory<\/span> shall transfer to the supplier<\/span>. Annually, at the end of each calendar year, or after termination<\/span> or cancellation of the agreement<\/span>, the dealer<\/span>’s reserve account for recourse, retail sale, or lease contracts<\/span> shall not be debited by a supplier<\/span> or lender for any deficiency unless the dealer<\/span> or the heirs of the dealer<\/span> have been given at least seven business days’ notice by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested, of any proposed sale of the equipment financed and an opportunity to purchase the equipment. The former dealer<\/span> or the heirs of the dealer<\/span> shall be given quarterly status reports on any remaining outstanding recourse contracts<\/span>. As the recourse contracts<\/span> are reduced, any reserve account funds shall be returned to the dealer<\/span> or the heirs of the dealer<\/span> in direct proportion to the liabilities outstanding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> In the event of the death of the dealer<\/span> or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a dealer<\/span>, the supplier<\/span> shall, at the option of the heir, repurchase the inventory<\/span> from the heir of the dealer<\/span> or majority stockholder as if the supplier<\/span> had terminated the agreement<\/span>. The heir shall have one year from the date of the death of the dealer<\/span> or majority stockholder to exercise the heir’s options under this section. Nothing in this section shall require the repurchase of any inventory<\/span> if the heir and the supplier<\/span> enter into a new agreement<\/span> to operate the retail dealership. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> A supplier<\/span> shall have ninety days in which to consider and make a determination upon a request by a family member<\/span> to enter into a new agreement<\/span> to operate the dealership. In the event the supplier<\/span> determines that the requesting family member<\/span> is not acceptable, the supplier<\/span> shall provide the family member<\/span> with a written notice of its determination with the stated reasons for nonacceptance. This section does not entitle an heir, personal representative, or family member<\/span> to operate a dealership without the specific written consent of the supplier<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the event that a supplier<\/span> and a dealer<\/span> have executed an agreement<\/span> concerning succession rights prior to the dealer<\/span>’s death, and if the agreement<\/span> has not been revoked, that agreement<\/span> shall be enforced even if it designates someone other than the surviving spouse or heir of the decedent as the successor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPURCHASE TERMS (\u00a7 59.1-352.5)\n\nA. The supplier shall repurchase from the dealer within ninety days after\ntermination of the agreement all inventory previously purchased from the\nsupplier that remains unsold on the date of termination of the agreement.\n\nB. The supplier shall pay the dealer:\n\n 1. One hundred percent of the current net price of all new, unused, unsold,\n undamaged, and complete farm, construction, utility, and industrial equipment,\n implements, machinery, outdoor power equipment, and attachments.\n\n 2. Ninety percent of the current net price of all new, unused, and undamaged\n repair and superseded parts.\n\n 3. Seventy-five percent of the net cost of all specialized repair tools\n purchased in the previous three years and fifty percent of the net cost of all\n specialized repair tools purchased in the previous four through six years\n pursuant to the requirements of the supplier and held by the dealer on the\n date of termination. Such specialized repair tools shall be unique to the\n supplier’s product line and shall be in complete and resalable\n condition. Farm implements, machinery, utility and industrial equipment, and\n outdoor power equipment used in demonstrations, including equipment leased\n primarily for demonstration or lease, shall also be subject to repurchase\n under this section at its agreed depreciated value, provided the equipment is\n in new condition and has not been damaged.\n\n 4. At its amortized value, the price of any specific data processing hardware\n and software and telecommunications equipment that the supplier required the\n dealer to purchase within the past five years.\n\nC. The supplier shall pay the cost of shipping the inventory from the\ndealer’s location and shall pay the dealer ten percent of the current net\nprice of all new, unused, undamaged repair parts returned, to cover the cost of\nhandling, packing, and loading. The supplier may perform the handling, packing,\nand loading instead of paying the ten percent for the services. The dealer and\nthe supplier may each furnish a representative to inspect all parts and certify\ntheir acceptability when packed for shipment.\n\nD. The supplier shall pay the full repurchase amount to the dealer not later\nthan thirty days after receipt of the inventory. If the dealer has any\noutstanding debts to the supplier, then the repurchase amount may be credited to\nthe dealer’s account.\n\nE. Upon payment of the repurchase amount to the dealer, the title and right of\npossession to the repurchased inventory shall transfer to the supplier.\nAnnually, at the end of each calendar year, or after termination or cancellation\nof the agreement, the dealer’s reserve account for recourse, retail sale,\nor lease contracts shall not be debited by a supplier or lender for any\ndeficiency unless the dealer or the heirs of the dealer have been given at least\nseven business days’ notice by certified or registered United States mail,\nreturn receipt requested, of any proposed sale of the equipment financed and an\nopportunity to purchase the equipment. The former dealer or the heirs of the\ndealer shall be given quarterly status reports on any remaining outstanding\nrecourse contracts. As the recourse contracts are reduced, any reserve account\nfunds shall be returned to the dealer or the heirs of the dealer in direct\nproportion to the liabilities outstanding.\n\nF. In the event of the death of the dealer or the majority stockholder of a\ncorporation operating as a dealer, the supplier shall, at the option of the\nheir, repurchase the inventory from the heir of the dealer or majority\nstockholder as if the supplier had terminated the agreement. The heir shall have\none year from the date of the death of the dealer or majority stockholder to\nexercise the heir’s options under this section. Nothing in this section\nshall require the repurchase of any inventory if the heir and the supplier enter\ninto a new agreement to operate the retail dealership.\n\nG. A supplier shall have ninety days in which to consider and make a\ndetermination upon a request by a family member to enter into a new agreement to\noperate the dealership. In the event the supplier determines that the requesting\nfamily member is not acceptable, the supplier shall provide the family member\nwith a written notice of its determination with the stated reasons for\nnonacceptance. This section does not entitle an heir, personal representative,\nor family member to operate a dealership without the specific written consent of\nthe supplier.\n\nH. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the event that a supplier\nand a dealer have executed an agreement concerning succession rights prior to\nthe dealer’s death, and if the agreement has not been revoked, that\nagreement shall be enforced even if it designates someone other than the\nsurviving spouse or heir of the decedent as the successor.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 898.","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}}