Trailer Dealers - Licensing

Please note that it is unlawful for any person to engage in the business in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a motor home and/or travel trailer dealer or salesperson without first obtaining a license as provided for by the Virginia Code sections referenced above. Note that effective July 1, 2004, sellers of trailers weighing less than 3,001 pounds, not including livestock or boat trailers, do not require licensing.

Below is a list of the Va. Code sections (Va. Code §§ 46.2-1992.6 through 46.2-1992.19 and 46.2.1992.78 through 46.2-1992.80) that apply to Trailer Dealers:

• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.6 Licenses required
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.7 Application for license or certificate of dealer registration
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.8 Dealers required to have established place of business
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.9 Dealer-operator to have certificate of qualification
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.10 Salesperson to have certificate of qualification
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.11 Continued operation on loss of a dealer-operator holding certificate of qualification
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.12 Action on applications; hearing on denial; denial for failure to have established place of business
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.13 Location to be specified; display of license; change of location
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.14 Supplemental sales locations
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.15 Changes in form of ownership, line-make, name
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.16 Display of salesperson's license; notice on termination
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.17 License and registration fees; additional to other licenses and fees required by law
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.18 Collection of license and registration fees; payments from fund
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.19 Issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses and certificates of registration
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.78 Acts of officers, directors, partners, and salespersons
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.79 Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses or certificates of dealer registration or qualification
• Va. Code § 46.2-1992.80 Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew licenses or certificates of dealer registration or qualification; notice and hearing