Virginia § 46.2-1601.1 - Advertising and display of license; business hours
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-1601.1 — Advertising and display of license; business hours, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-1601.1. Advertising and display of license; business hours
A. Any license issued under this chapter shall be conspicuously displayed at the licensed place of business.
The licensee shall display his usual business hours at the licensed place of business. The hours shall be posted and maintained conspicuously on or near the main entrance of each place of business. Each licensee shall include his usual business hours on the original and every renewal application for a license issued under this chapter. Changes to these hours shall be immediately filed with the Commissioner.
B. The purchase, sale, transport, delivery, removal, or receipt of a salvage or nonrepairable vehicle or the major component parts of such vehicle shall not be advertised to the public unless the advertiser is a licensee or an individual authorized to dispose of a salvage vehicle under subdivision B 2 of § 46.2-1602. The licensee advertiser shall display in such advertisement its license number issued under this chapter.
C. Advertisements by a licensee, subject to the provisions of subsection B, in a newspaper, on a website, or by any other means of electronic communication for the purchase, sale, transport, delivery, removal, or receipt of any salvage or nonrepairable vehicle or the major component parts of such vehicle shall clearly state the correct company name, physical address, telephone number, and license number issued under this chapter.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 46.2-1601.1
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Section 46.2-1601.1 ("Advertising and display of license; business hours") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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