                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD (§ 46.2-1503)

A. The Motor Vehicle Dealer Board is hereby created. The Board shall consist of
19 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General
Assembly. Every member appointed by the Governor shall be a citizen of the
United States and a resident of Virginia. The Governor may remove any member as
provided in subsection A of &#xA7; 2.2-108. The members shall be at-large
members and, insofar as practical, should reflect fair and equitable statewide
representation.

B. Ten members shall be licensed franchised motor vehicle dealers who have been
licensed as such for at least two years prior to being appointed by the Governor
and seven members shall be licensed independent motor vehicle dealers who (i)
have been licensed as such for at least two years prior to being appointed by
the Governor and (ii) are not also franchised motor vehicle dealers. One of the
franchised dealers appointed to the Board shall be a licensed franchised
motorcycle dealer who is primarily engaged in the sale of new motorcycles. One
of the independent dealers appointed to the Board shall be a licensed
independent motorcycle dealer, and one shall be a licensed independent dealer
who is also an independent trailer or recreational vehicle dealer or engaged in
the rental vehicle business. One member shall be an individual who has no direct
or indirect interest, other than as a consumer, in or relating to the motor
vehicle industry.

C. Appointments shall be for terms of four years, and no person other than the
Commissioner or his designee shall be eligible to serve more than two successive
four-year terms. The Commissioner shall serve as chairman of the Board.
Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term
and shall be effective until 30 days after the next meeting of the ensuing
General Assembly and, if confirmed, thereafter for the remainder of the term.
Any person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional successive
terms.

D. The Commissioner or his designee shall be an ex officio voting member of the
Board.

E. Members of the Board shall be reimbursed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in carrying out their duties, such reimbursement to be paid from the
special fund referred to in &#xA7; 46.2-1520.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 865, § 46.1-517.2; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 95; 1995, cc. 767,
816; 2011, c. 791; 2014, c. 695; 2015, c. 615.