                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OWNERSHIP OF SERVICE FACILITIES (§ 46.2-1572.1)

A. It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle manufacturer, factory branch,
distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof, to own, operate, or
control, either directly or indirectly, any motor vehicle warranty or service
facility located in the Commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any
motor vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or
subsidiary thereof, from owning, operating, or controlling any warranty or
service facility for warranty or service of motor vehicles owned or operated by
the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary
thereof. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit a motor vehicle
manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch from performing
service for reasons of compliance with an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or of warranty under Chapter 17.3 (&#xA7; 59.1-207.9 et seq.) of
Title 59.1.

B. Subsection A shall not apply to the following:

   1. Manufacturers of refined fuels truck tanks, persons who assemble refined
   fuels truck tanks, or persons who exclusively manufacture or assemble school
   buses or school bus parts; or

   2. Manufacturers of engines for trucks having a gross vehicle weight rating of
   more than 7,500 pounds that owned, operated, or controlled a warranty or
   service facility in the Commonwealth as of January 1, 2016, provided that the
   manufacturer:
   				a. Does not own, operate, or control more than five such facilities in the
   Commonwealth;
   				b. Does not otherwise manufacture, distribute, or sell motor vehicles, as
   defined in &#xA7; 46.2-1500; and
   				c. Provides to dealers on substantially equal terms access to all support
   for completing repairs, including parts and assemblies, training, and
   technical service bulletins and other information concerning repairs, that the
   manufacturer provides to facilities owned, operated, or controlled by the
   manufacturer.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 329; 2016, c. 427.