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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86220</law_id><section_number>6.2-2201</section_number><catch_line>License required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>6.2-2222</reference><reference>6.2-2223</reference><reference>6.2-2225</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Motor Vehicle Title Loans</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Unless exempted from the provisions of this chapter pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Scope of chapter" href="/6.2-2202/">6.2-2202</a>: <a id="paragraph-308843" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall engage in the business of making <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle title loans</span> to residents of the Commonwealth or to any individuals in the Commonwealth, whether or not the <span class="dictionary">person</span> has a location in the Commonwealth, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and without having first obtained a license under this chapter from the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>; <a id="paragraph-308844" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall engage in the business of arranging or brokering <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle title loans</span> for residents of the Commonwealth, or any individuals in the Commonwealth, whether or not the <span class="dictionary">person</span> has a location in the Commonwealth; and <a id="paragraph-308845" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Any loan made in violation of this section is void, and no <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall have the right to collect, receive, or retain any <span class="dictionary">principal</span>, <span class="dictionary">interest</span>, fees, or other charges in connection with the loan. <a id="paragraph-308846" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The provisions of subsection A shall apply to any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who seeks to evade its application by any device, subterfuge, or pretense whatsoever, including: <a id="paragraph-308847" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The loan, forbearance, use, or sale of (i) credit, as guarantor, <span class="dictionary">surety</span>, endorser, comaker, or otherwise; (ii) money; (iii) goods; or (iv) things in action; <a id="paragraph-308848" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The use of <span class="dictionary">collateral</span> or related sales or purchases of goods or services, or agreements to sell or purchase, whether real or pretended; receiving or charging compensation for goods or services, whether or not sold, delivered, or provided; and <a id="paragraph-308849" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The real or pretended negotiation, arrangement, or procurement of a loan through any use or activity of a third <span class="dictionary">person</span>, whether real or fictitious. <a id="paragraph-308850" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-2201/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2010, c. 477, &#xA7; 6.1-481; 2011, c. 418; 2020, cc. 1215, 1258.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
