46.2-1540 - Inspections prior to sale not required of certain sellers.
§ 46.2-1540. Inspections prior to sale not required of certain sellers.
The provisions of §§ 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of anymotor vehicle prior to sale at retail shall not apply to any personconducting a public auction for the sale of motor vehicles at retail,provided that the individual, firm, or business conducting the auction shallnot have taken title to the vehicle, but is acting as an agent for the saleof the vehicle. Nor shall the provisions of §§ 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539requiring inspection of any motor vehicle prior to sale at retail apply toany new motor vehicle or vehicles sold on the basis of a special order placedby a dealer with a manufacturer outside Virginia on behalf of a customer whois a nonresident of Virginia and takes delivery outside Virginia.
(1982, c. 321, § 46.1-550.3:1; 1984, c. 129; 1985, c. 235; 1989, c. 727.)