                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COERCING PURCHASER TO PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE ON MOTOR VEHICLE; PENALTY (§
46.2-1536)

It shall be unlawful for any dealer or salesperson or any employee of a dealer
or representative of either to coerce or offer anything of value to any
purchaser of a motor vehicle to provide any type of insurance coverage on the
motor vehicle.
		Nothing in this section shall prohibit a dealer from requiring that a retail
customer obtain automobile physical damage insurance to protect collateral
secured by an installment sales contract. Any person found guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
		Nothing in this section shall prohibit a dealer from informing the retail
customer of the Commonwealth&#8217;s insurance requirements.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-536; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-548; 1988, c. 865; 1989, c.
727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 2015, c. 615.