                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BUYER&#8217;S ORDER (§ 46.2-1530)

A. Every motor vehicle dealer shall complete a buyer&#8217;s order for each
sale, lease, or exchange of a motor vehicle. A dealer may, but is not required
to, use separate buyer&#8217;s order forms for a sale of a motor vehicle and a
lease of a motor vehicle. A copy of the buyer&#8217;s order form shall be made
available to a prospective buyer or lessee during the negotiating phase of a
sale or lease and prior to any sales or lease agreement. A copy shall be
retained for a period of five years in accordance with § 46.2-1529, and a
duplicate copy shall be delivered to the purchaser or lessee at the time of
sale, lease, or exchange. A buyer&#8217;s order shall include:

   1. The name and address of the person to whom the vehicle was sold, leased, or
   traded.

   2. The date of the sale, lease, or trade.

   3. The name and address of the motor vehicle dealer selling, leasing, or
   trading the vehicle.

   4. The make, model year, vehicle identification number and body style of the
   vehicle.

   5. The sale price or agreed value of the vehicle.

   6. The amount of any cash deposit made by the buyer or lessee.

   7. A description of any vehicle used as a trade-in and the amount credited the
   buyer or lessee for the trade-in. The description of the trade-in shall be the
   same as outlined in subdivision 4.

   8. The amount of any sales and use tax, title fee, registration fee,
   purchaser&#8217;s online systems filing fee, or other fee required by law for
   which the buyer or lessee is responsible and the dealer has collected. Each
   tax and fee shall be individually listed and identified.

   9. The net balance due at settlement.

   10. Any item designated as &#8220;processing fee,&#8221; and the amount
   charged by the dealer, if any, for processing the transaction. As used in this
   section, processing includes obtaining title and license plates for the
   purchaser, but does not include any &#8220;purchaser&#8217;s online systems
   filing fee,&#8221; as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-1530.1, or any
   &#8220;dealer&#8217;s manual transaction fee,&#8221; as defined in &#xA7;
   46.2-1530.2.

   11. Any item designated as &#8220;dealer&#8217;s business license tax,&#8221;
   and the amount charged by the dealer, if any.

   12. If the dealer delivers to the customer a vehicle purchased by the customer
   on or after July 1, 2010, that is conditional on dealer-arranged financing,
   the following notice, printed in bold type no less than 10 point: &#8220;IF
   YOU ARE FINANCING THIS VEHICLE, PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE: YOU ARE PROPOSING TO
   ENTER INTO A RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES CONTRACT WITH THE DEALER. PART OF YOUR
   CONTRACT INVOLVES FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE FINANCING
   THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER INTENDS TO TRANSFER YOUR FINANCING TO A FINANCE
   PROVIDER SUCH AS A BANK, CREDIT UNION OR OTHER LENDER, YOUR VEHICLE PURCHASE
   DEPENDS ON THE FINANCE PROVIDER&#8217;S APPROVAL OF YOUR PROPOSED RETAIL
   INSTALLMENT SALES CONTRACT. IF YOUR RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES CONTRACT IS
   APPROVED WITHOUT A CHANGE THAT INCREASES THE COST OR RISK TO YOU OR THE
   DEALER, YOUR PURCHASE CANNOT BE CANCELLED. IF YOUR RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES
   CONTRACT IS NOT APPROVED, THE DEALER WILL NOTIFY YOU VERBALLY OR IN WRITING.
   YOU CAN THEN DECIDE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE IN SOME OTHER WAY OR YOU OR THE
   DEALER CAN CANCEL YOUR PURCHASE. IF THE SALE IS CANCELLED, YOU NEED TO RETURN
   THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHIN 24 HOURS OF VERBAL OR WRITTEN NOTICE IN THE
   SAME CONDITION IT WAS GIVEN TO YOU, EXCEPT FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. ANY DOWN
   PAYMENT OR TRADE-IN YOU GAVE THE DEALER WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU. IF YOU DO NOT
   RETURN THE VEHICLE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF VERBAL OR WRITTEN NOTICE OF
   CANCELLATION, THE DEALER MAY LOCATE THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT BACK WITHOUT
   FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU AS LONG AS THE DEALER FOLLOWS THE LAW AND DOES NOT CAUSE
   A BREACH OF THE PEACE WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK. IF THE DEALER DOES NOT
   RETURN YOUR DOWN PAYMENT AND ANY TRADE-IN WHEN THE DEALER GETS THE VEHICLE
   BACK IN THE SAME CONDITION IT WAS GIVEN TO YOU, EXCEPT FOR NORMAL WEAR AND
   TEAR, THE DEALER MAY BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER THE VIRGINIA CONSUMER PROTECTION
   ACT.&#8221;

   13. If the dealer uses a separate buyer&#8217;s order form for a lease of a
   motor vehicle when delivering to the customer a vehicle leased by the customer
   that is conditional on dealer-arranged leasing, the following notice, printed
   in bold type no less than 10 point: &#8220;IF YOU ARE LEASING THIS VEHICLE,
   PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE: YOU ARE PROPOSING TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT
   WITH THE DEALER. PART OF YOUR CONTRACT INVOLVES FINANCING THE LEASE OF YOUR
   VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE LEASING THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER INTENDS TO TRANSFER
   YOUR LEASE TO A FINANCE PROVIDER SUCH AS A BANK, CREDIT UNION, OR OTHER
   LENDER, YOUR VEHICLE LEASE DEPENDS ON THE FINANCE PROVIDER&#8217;S APPROVAL OF
   YOUR PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT. IF YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED WITHOUT A
   CHANGE THAT INCREASES THE COST OR RISK TO YOU OR THE DEALER, YOUR LEASE CANNOT
   BE CANCELLED. IF YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT IS NOT APPROVED, THE DEALER WILL NOTIFY
   YOU VERBALLY OR IN WRITING. YOU CAN THEN DECIDE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE IN SOME
   OTHER WAY OR YOU OR THE DEALER CAN CANCEL YOUR LEASE. IF THE LEASE IS
   CANCELLED, YOU NEED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHIN 24 HOURS OF
   VERBAL OR WRITTEN NOTICE IN THE SAME CONDITION IT WAS GIVEN TO YOU, EXCEPT FOR
   NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. ANY DOWN PAYMENT OR TRADE-IN YOU GAVE THE DEALER WILL BE
   RETURNED TO YOU. IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THE VEHICLE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF VERBAL OR
   WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, THE DEALER MAY LOCATE THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT
   BACK WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU AS LONG AS THE DEALER FOLLOWS THE LAW AND
   DOES NOT CAUSE A BREACH OF THE PEACE WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK. IF THE
   DEALER DOES NOT RETURN YOUR DOWN PAYMENT AND ANY TRADE-IN WHEN THE DEALER GETS
   THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE SAME CONDITION IT WAS GIVEN TO YOU, EXCEPT FOR NORMAL
   WEAR AND TEAR, THE DEALER MAY BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER THE VIRGINIA CONSUMER
   PROTECTION ACT.&#8221;

   14. For sales of used motor vehicles, the disclosure required by &#xA7;
   46.2-1529.1.
   				Except for trailers and travel trailers, if the transaction does not
   include a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance, the seller or lessor
   shall stamp or mark on the face of the bill of sale in boldface letters no
   smaller than 18-point type the following words: &#8220;No Liability Insurance
   Included.&#8221;
   				A completed buyer&#8217;s order when signed by both buyer or lessee and
   seller or lessor may constitute a bill of sale.

B. The Board shall approve a buyer&#8217;s order form and each dealer shall file
with each original license application its buyer&#8217;s order form, on which
the processing fee amount is stated.

C. If a processing fee is charged, that fact and the amount of the processing
fee shall be disclosed by the dealer. Disclosure shall be by placing a clear and
conspicuous sign in the public sales area of the dealership. The sign shall be
no smaller than eight and one-half inches by 11 inches and the print shall be no
smaller than one-half inch, and in a form as approved by the Board.

D. Except for trailers, if the buyer&#8217;s order is for a new motor vehicle
that had accumulated, at the time of the sale, mileage in excess of 750 miles as
a demonstrator or as a result of delivery to a prospective purchaser who never
took title to the new motor vehicle and returned it, the vehicle may be sold or
leased as new, provided the dealer delivers this disclosure in writing on the
buyer&#8217;s order containing type of no smaller than 10 point or in a separate
document containing only the disclosure in type of no smaller than 14 point:
&#8220;Notice: This new motor vehicle has accumulated mileage in excess of 750
miles as the result of use as a demonstrator and/or as the result of delivery to
a prior prospective purchaser who never took title to it and who returned
it.&#8221; When delivered as a separate document, this disclosure shall also
contain the actual odometer reading for the vehicle and shall be signed by the
purchaser or lessee.

E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale, lease, or
exchange of (i) a tractor truck, (ii) a truck having a gross vehicle weight
rating of 16,000 pounds or more, or (iii) a semitrailer.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 865, § 46.1-547.5; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 900; 1993, c. 586;
1995, cc. 767, 816, 849; 2000, c. 116; 2003, c. 997; 2009, c. 783; 2010, cc.
292, 359, 459; 2011, c. 791; 2015, cc. 615, 682; 2023, c. 538; 2025, c. 99.