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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350483</law_id><section_number>18.2-221</section_number><catch_line>Advertising new or used automobiles or trucks</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="6">Crimes Involving Fraud</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="9" identifier="8">Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected With Sales</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, firm, corporation or association engaged in selling new or used automobiles or trucks to the public shall be guilty of a Class 2 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> unless, in any printed advertisement or printed offer in which a price is stated, the following is included: (a) the make, year, and model of such automobile or truck; (b) if reference is made to items of optional equipment which are not included in the advertised price, the additional cost of each such items of optional equipment; and (c) if the manufacturer&#x2019;s suggested retail price is stated, whether such price is an F.O.B. factory or delivered price.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 59.1-49; 1968, c. 439; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1985, c. 420.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
