                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEALER-OPERATOR TO HAVE CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION (§ 46.2-1511)

A. No license shall be issued to any franchised motor vehicle dealer or any
independent motor vehicle dealer owned by a franchised motor vehicle dealer or
its dealer-operator and operated by the dealer-operator of a franchised motor
vehicle dealer unless the dealer-operator holds a valid certificate of
qualification issued by the Board. Such certificate shall be issued only on
application to the Board, payment of an application fee of no more than $50 as
determined by the Board, the successful completion of an examination prepared
and administered by the Board, and other prerequisites as set forth in this
subsection. However, any individual who is the dealer-operator of a licensed
dealer on July 1, 1995, shall be entitled to such a certificate without
examination on application to the Board made on or before January 1, 1996.
			The Board may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and require
applicants to satisfactorily complete courses of study or other prerequisites
prior to taking the examination.

B. No license shall be issued to any independent motor vehicle dealer, except as
permitted in subsection A, unless the dealer-operator holds a valid certificate
of qualification issued by the Board. Such certificate shall be issued only on
application to the Board, payment of an application fee of no more than $50, as
determined by the Board, the successful completion of an examination approved by
the Board, and other prerequisites as set forth in this subsection. The Board
may establish minimum qualifications for applicants and shall require applicants
for an original independent dealer-operator certificate of qualification to be
issued pursuant to this subsection to satisfactorily complete a course of study
prior to taking the examination. The Board shall develop the course curriculum
and set course fees and may approve qualified persons to prepare and present
such courses and to administer the examination. This subsection shall not be
subject to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et
seq.).

HISTORY: 1988, c. 865, § 46.1-525.02; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 2005,
c. 321; 2015, c. 615.