Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Section 46.2-1536 Coercing purchaser to provide insurance coverage on motor vehicle; penalty

§ 46.2-1536. Coercing purchaser to provide insurance coverage on motor vehicle; penalty

It shall be unlawful for any dealer or salesperson or any employee of a dealer or representative of either to coerce or offer anything of value to any purchaser of a motor vehicle to provide any type of insurance coverage on the motor vehicle.

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a dealer from requiring that a retail customer obtain automobile physical damage insurance to protect collateral secured by an installment sales contract. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 46-536; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-548; 1988, c. 865; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816.)

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