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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67881</law_id><section_number>46.2-1527.10</section_number><catch_line>Recovery on bond</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-1527.9</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Dealers and Driver Training Schools</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Motor Vehicle Dealers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Bonding Requirements for Dealers Not Participating in Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>With respect to a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle dealer</span> electing continuous bonding under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Continuous bonding requirements for Fund nonparticipants" href="/46.2-1527.9/">46.2-1527.9</a>, whenever any person is awarded a final judgment in a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of competent <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> in the Commonwealth against the dealer for (i) any loss or damage in connection with the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle by reason of <span class="dictionary">fraud</span> practiced on him or fraudulent representation made to him by the dealer or one of the dealer&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">salespersons</span> acting within the scope of his employment, (ii) any loss or damage by reason of the violation by the dealer or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span> of any provision of this chapter in connection with the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle, or (iii) any loss or damage resulting from a breach of an extended service <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/59.1-435/">59.1-435</a>, entered into on or after July 1, 2003, the <span class="dictionary">judgment creditor</span> shall have a claim against the dealer <span class="dictionary">bond</span> for such <span class="dictionary">damages</span> as may be awarded such person in final judgment and unpaid by the dealer, and may recover such unpaid <span class="dictionary">damages</span> up to but not exceeding the maximum liability of the <span class="dictionary">surety</span> as set forth in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Continuous bonding requirements for Fund nonparticipants" href="/46.2-1527.9/">46.2-1527.9</a> from the <span class="dictionary">surety</span> who shall be subrogated to the rights of such person against the dealer or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span>. The liability of such <span class="dictionary">surety</span> shall be limited to actual <span class="dictionary">damages</span> and attorney fees assessed against the dealer or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span> as part of the underlying judgment but this section does not authorize the award of attorney fees in the underlying judgment. The liability of such <span class="dictionary">surety</span> shall not include any sums representing interest or punitive <span class="dictionary">damages</span> assessed against the dealer or <span class="dictionary">salesperson</span>.
		The dealer&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">surety</span> shall notify the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> when a claim is made against a dealer&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, when a claim is paid, and when the <span class="dictionary">bond</span> is cancelled. Such notification shall include the amount of claim and the circumstances surrounding the claim. Notification of <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span> shall include the effective date and reason for <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span>. The <span class="dictionary">bond</span> may be cancelled as to future liability by the dealer&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">surety</span> upon 30 days&#x2019; notice to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>.</p></section></text><history>2003, c. 331; 2015, cc. 615, 710.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
