                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ISSUANCE, EXPIRATION, AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION
(§ 46.2-1521)

A. All licenses and certificates of registration issued under this chapter shall
be issued for a period of 12 consecutive months except, at the discretion of the
issuing agency, the periods may be adjusted as is necessary to distribute the
licenses and certificates as equally as practicable on a monthly basis. The
expiration date shall be the last day of the twelfth month of validity or the
last day of the designated month. Every license and certificate of registration
shall be renewed annually on application by the licensee or registrant and by
payment of fees required by law, the renewal to take effect on the first day of
the succeeding month.

B. Licenses and certificates of registration issued under this chapter shall be
deemed not to have expired if the renewal application and required fees as set
forth in this subsection are received by the issuing agency or postmarked not
more than 30 days after the expiration date of such license or certificate of
registration. Whenever the renewal application is received by the issuing agency
or postmarked no more than 30 days after the expiration date of such license or
certificate of registration, the license fees shall be 150 percent of the fees
provided for in &#xA7; 46.2-1519.

C. For dealers and salespersons who have served outside of the United States in
the armed services of the United States, licenses and certificates issued under
this chapter shall be deemed not to have expired if the renewal application and
required fees as set forth in § 46.2-1519 are received by the issuing agency or
postmarked not more than 60 days from the date they are no longer serving
outside the United States and they have:

   1. Held a valid license or certificate issued by the issuing agency at the
   time the person began service in the armed forces outside of the United
   States;

   2. Not performed sales activities during the period of the person&#8217;s
   military service; and

   3. Submitted to the issuing agency orders or other military documentation
   demonstrating that they have served outside of the United States in the armed
   services of the United States and it has been less than 61 days from the date
   they are no longer serving outside the United States.
   				Prior to renewing a license or certificate under this subsection, the
   applicant shall notify the issuing agency of their intentions and verify that
   they are in compliance with all other requirements established by the issuing
   agency and set forth in this title.

D. The issuing agency may offer an optional multiyear license. When such option
is offered and chosen by the licensee, all annual and 12-month fees due at the
time of licensing shall be multiplied by the number of years or fraction thereof
for which the license will be issued.

E. The Board may issue a salesperson&#8217;s license to an applicant, as
required by § 46.2-1508, even though the applicant is not employed by a motor
vehicle dealer if (i) the applicant has been certified pursuant to § 46.2-1512
and is employed by a person that has contracted in writing with a dealer or
dealers to provide temporary personnel for the sale of products and services to
include but not be limited to providing payment, financing and leasing
alternatives; and offering and selling extended service agreements, prepaid
maintenance agreements, and similar products and services that are sold in
connection with the sale of a vehicle; provided, however, that such persons do
not negotiate for the sale of the vehicle but may complete the required
paperwork for the sale of the vehicle in addition to the other products and
services being offered or to provide training to salespersons employed by a
dealer, and (ii) the applicant meets the other qualifications to be licensed as
a salesperson under this chapter. The requirements of §§ 46.2-1518 and
46.2-1537 shall not apply to any such salesperson so licensed, provided that any
salesperson so licensed:

   1. May only act as a salesperson for a dealer who has a contract with the
   salesperson&#8217;s employer as provided in this subsection;

   2. Shall carry his license when engaged in business and shall display it upon
   request; and

   3. Need not be the person who signs the buyer&#8217;s order on behalf of the
   dealer, but the name of that salesperson shall be listed on the buyer&#8217;s
   order in any transaction in which the salesperson engages.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 865, § 46.1-525.012; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 197; 1995, cc.
767, 816; 1997, c. 848; 1998, c. 325; 2004, c. 975; 2007, c. 828; 2015, c. 615.