2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-1510 - Dealers required to have established place of business

46.2-1510. Dealers required to have established place of business.

No license shall be issued to any motor vehicle dealer unless he has anestablished place of business, owned or leased by him, where a substantialportion of the sales activity of the business is routinely conducted andwhich:

1. Satisfies all local zoning regulations;

2. Has sales, service, and office space devoted exclusively to the dealershipof at least 250 square feet in a permanent, enclosed building not used as aresidence;

3. Houses all records the dealer is required to maintain by 46.2-1529;

4. Is equipped with a desk, chairs, filing space, a working telephone listedin the name of the dealership, and working utilities including electricityand provisions for space heating;

5. Displays a sign and business hours as required by this chapter; and

6. Has contiguous space designated for the exclusive use of the dealeradequate to permit the display of at least ten vehicles.

Any dealer licensed on or before July 1, 1995, shall be considered incompliance with subdivisions 2 and 6 of this section for that licensee.

(1988, c. 865, 46.1-525.01; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 1998, c. 418.)