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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>365033</law_id><section_number>46.2-1533</section_number><catch_line>Business hours</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-1508.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="101" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Dealers and Driver Training Schools</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Motor Vehicle Dealers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="4" identifier="4">Conduct of Business</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle dealer</span> shall be open for business a minimum of 20 hours per week, at least 10 of which shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except that the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, on written request by a dealer, may modify these requirements for good cause. The dealer&#x2019;s hours shall be posted and maintained conspicuously on or near the main entrance of each place of business.</p><p>Each dealer shall include his business hours on the original and every renewal application for a license, and changes to these hours shall be immediately filed with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 865, &#xA7; 46.1-547.8; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 2015, c. 615.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
