2014 Virginia Code
Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles
§ 46.2-1992.24. Consignment trailers; contract
Any trailer dealer offering a trailer for sale on consignment shall have in his possession a consignment contract for the trailer, executed and signed by the dealer and the consignor. The consignment contract shall include:
1. The complete name, address, and the telephone number of the owners.
2. The name, address, and dealer certificate number of the selling dealer.
3. A complete description of the trailer on consignment, including the make and model year.
4. The beginning and termination dates of the contract.
5. The percentage of commission, the amount of the commission, or the net amount the owner is to receive, if the trailer is sold.
6. Any fees for which the owner is responsible.
7. A disclosure of all unsatisfied liens on the trailer and the location of the certificate of title to the trailer.
8. A requirement that the trailer pass a safety inspection prior to sale, if periodic safety inspections of the trailer are required under Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 ) of Chapter 10 or, if the trailer is found not to be in compliance with any safety inspection requirement after having been inspected, the dealer shall either take steps to bring it into compliance or furnish any buyer intending to use that trailer on the public highways a written disclosure, prior to sale, that the trailer did not pass a safety inspection.
Any dealer offering a trailer for sale on consignment shall inform any prospective customer that the trailer is on consignment.
Dealer license plates shall not be used to demonstrate a trailer on consignment except on (i) trailers with gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, (ii) trailers on consignment from another licensed trailer dealer, and (iii) trailers on consignment from nonprofit organizations certified pursuant to § 46.2-1992.6:1. No vehicles other than trailers shall be sold on consignment by trailer dealers.
The provisions of this section shall also apply to watercraft trailers and watercraft trailer dealers.
1996, cc. 1043, 1052; 2000, c. 180; 2013, c. 247.
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