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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>365048</law_id><section_number>46.2-1545</section_number><catch_line>Termination of business</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="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>No <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>, unless his license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, shall cease business without a 30-day prior notification to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. On cessation of the business, the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> shall immediately surrender to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> the <span class="dictionary">dealer</span>&#x2019;s certificate of license, all <span class="dictionary">salespersons</span>&#x2019; licenses, and any other <span class="dictionary">materials</span> furnished by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. The <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> shall also immediately surrender to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> all <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> and temporary <span class="dictionary">license plates</span>, all fees and taxes collected, and any other <span class="dictionary">materials</span> furnished by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. After cessation of business, the former licensee shall continue to maintain and make available to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> <span class="dictionary">dealer</span> records as set forth in this chapter.</p><p>The provisions of this section shall also apply to <span class="dictionary">watercraft trailers</span> and <span class="dictionary">watercraft trailer dealers</span>.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 865, &#xA7; 46.1-550.5:3; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 2015, c. 615.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
