2011 Code of Virginia
Title 46.2 MOTOR VEHICLES.
Chapter 15 Motor Vehicle Dealers (46.2-1500 thru 46.2-1582)
46.2-1503 Motor Vehicle Dealer Board

46.2-1503. Motor Vehicle Dealer Board.

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 must be a citizen of the United States and must be a resident of Virginia. The Governor may remove any member as provided in subsection B of 2.2-108. The initial terms of eight of the members appointed in July of 1995 shall commence when appointed and shall be for terms ending on June 30, 1997. Nine members shall be appointed for four-year terms. The members shall be at-large members and, insofar as practical, should reflect fair and equitable statewide representation.

B. Nine 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 independent dealers appointed to the Board shall be a licensed motor vehicle dealer primarily engaged in the business of renting vehicles, and one shall be a licensed independent dealer primarily engaged in the motor vehicle salvage 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 of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his designee shall be eligible to serve more than two successive four-year terms. The Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles 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 of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his designee shall be ex officio voting members 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 46.2-1520.

(1988, c. 865, 46.1-517.2; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 95; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 2011, c. 791.)