46.2-1539 - Inspection of vehicles required; penalty.
§ 46.2-1539. Inspection of vehicles required; penalty.
No person required to be licensed as a dealer under this chapter shall sellat retail any motor vehicle which is intended by the buyer for use on thepublic highways, and which is required to comply with the safety inspectionrequirements provided in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) of Chapter 10 ofthis title unless between the time the vehicle comes into the possession ofthe dealer and the time it is sold at retail it is inspected by an officialsafety inspection station. In the event the vehicle is found not to be incompliance with all safety inspection requirements, the dealer shall eithertake steps to bring it into compliance or shall furnish any buyer intendingit for use on the public highway a written disclosure, prior to sale, thatthe vehicle did not pass a safety inspection. Any person found guilty ofviolating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1misdemeanor.
(1973, c. 420, § 46.1-550.3; 1978, c. 203; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816.)