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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69778</law_id><section_number>46.2-1530.2</section_number><catch_line>Dealer&amp;#8217;s manual transaction fee; use in special fund</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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="4">Conduct of Business</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> licensed under this chapter shall pay to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> a fee of $15 for each manual transaction in excess of 20 transactions per month. For purposes of this section, a &#x201C;manual transaction&#x201D; shall be any transaction that is not conducted electronically or at a location run by an <span class="dictionary">agent</span> authorized to act on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Department offices and agencies; agreements with dealers" href="/46.2-205/">46.2-205</a>. Such fee shall be in addition to any fees charged by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> pursuant to this title for the processing of an application for a <span class="dictionary">new</span> certificate of title or registration of a <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span>. The <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>&#x2019;s manual transaction fee authorized by this section shall not apply to any transaction for which there is no <span class="dictionary">Department</span>-approved remote electronic filing option available. Any <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> who has been charged a <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>&#x2019;s manual transaction fee shall not collect such transaction fee from the purchaser of the <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span>. All fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special <span class="dictionary">fund</span> to meet the expenses of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>.</p></section></text><history>2003, c. 997; 2006, c. 536.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
