CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTAIN SALES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS (§ 46.2-1602)

A. It shall be unlawful:

   1.  For any scrap metal processor to sell a vehicle or vehicle components or
   parts;

   2.  For any salvage pool to sell either in person or through any Internet
   auction a salvage vehicle stored in the Commonwealth to any person who is not
   licensed as an auto recycler, motor vehicle dealer, or vehicle removal
   operator by the Commonwealth or regulated as a similar business under the laws
   of another state;

   3.  For any person to sell a nonrepairable vehicle to any person who is not
   licensed as an auto recycler or vehicle removal operator by the Commonwealth
   or regulated as a similar business under the laws of another state; or

   4.  For any person to sell a rebuilt vehicle without first having disclosed
   the fact that the vehicle is a rebuilt vehicle to the buyer in writing on a
   form prescribed by the Commissioner.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, it shall not
be unlawful:

   1.  For a salvage dealer to sell vehicle components or parts to unlicensed
   persons; or

   2.  For an individual to dispose of a salvage vehicle acquired or retained for
   his own use when it has been acquired or retained and used in good faith and
   not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this chapter.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 401, § 46.1-550.6; 1988, cc. 842, 865; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c.
148; 2015, cc. 33, 177.