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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64680</law_id><section_number>46.2-1573.30</section_number><catch_line>Repurchase of vehicles, parts, and equipment in the event of involuntary discontinuation, cancellation, or nonrenewal of franchise agreement</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="7.4">Motorcycle Franchises</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In the event of any involuntary discontinuation, <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span>, or nonrenewal of a <span class="dictionary">franchise</span> agreement, the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> shall, within 60 days from the effective date of the discontinuation, <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span>, or nonrenewal of a <span class="dictionary">franchise</span> agreement, repurchase at the price equal to the amount paid therefor by the motorcycle <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, less all incentives and allowances received by the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, (i) all <span class="dictionary">new</span>, unused, undamaged, and unaltered motorcycles, <span class="dictionary">all-terrain vehicles</span>, or <span class="dictionary">off-road motorcycles</span> of the current or previous model year that the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> sold to the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> and (ii) any other such motorcycle, <span class="dictionary">all-terrain vehicle</span>, or <span class="dictionary">off-road motorcycle</span> that it sold to the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> not more than 180 days prior to the notice of termination. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall apply only if the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> transfers to the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> full right and legal title to the motorcycles, <span class="dictionary">all-terrain vehicles</span>, and <span class="dictionary">off-road motorcycles</span> prior to their repurchase. <a id="paragraph-235424" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-1573.30/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In the event of any involuntary discontinuation, <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span>, or nonrenewal of a <span class="dictionary">franchise</span> agreement, the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> shall, if so requested by the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> within the same 60-day period, also repurchase all genuine <span class="dictionary">new</span> and unused motorcycle, <span class="dictionary">all-terrain vehicle</span>, and <span class="dictionary">off-road motorcycle</span> parts and accessories that the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> sold to the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> so long as such parts and accessories are undamaged, in their original packaging, and listed in the current parts and accessories price list of the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span>. Such parts and accessories shall be repurchased at a price equal to the <span class="dictionary">wholesale</span> price stated in the current parts and accessories price list of the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span>, less all incentives and allowances received by the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> and without reduction for such repurchase or for processing or handling the repurchase. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall apply only if the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> transfers to the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> full right and legal title to the parts and accessories prior to their repurchase. <a id="paragraph-235425" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-1573.30/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> In the event of any involuntary discontinuation, <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span>, or nonrenewal of a <span class="dictionary">franchise</span> agreement, the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> shall, if so requested by the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> within the same 60-day period, repurchase the <span class="dictionary">new</span> and <span class="dictionary">used</span> equipment that the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> sold to the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> at its then fair market value, including signs, special tools, and manuals that the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> required the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> to purchase. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall apply only if the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> transfers to the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> full right and legal title to the equipment prior to its repurchase. <a id="paragraph-235426" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-1573.30/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2004, c. 107, &#xA7; 46.2-1993.67:2; 2015, c. 615.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
